| Title |
Children of Senegal River Basin show the highest prevalence of Blastocystissp. ever observed worldwide
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Infectious Diseases, March 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2334-14-164 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Dima El Safadi, Lobna Gaayeb, Dionigia Meloni, Amandine Cian, Philippe Poirier, Ivan Wawrzyniak, Frédéric Delbac, Fouad Dabboussi, Laurence Delhaes, Modou Seck, Monzer Hamze, Gilles Riveau, Eric Viscogliosi |
| Abstract |
Blastocystis sp. is currently the most common intestinal protist found in human feces and considered an emerging parasite with a worldwide distribution. Because of its potential impact in public health, we reinforced the picture of Blastocystis sp. prevalence and molecular subtype distribution in Africa by performing the first survey of this parasite in Senegal. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1 | 17% |
| Panama | 1 | 17% |
| Senegal | 1 | 17% |
| Denmark | 1 | 17% |
| Unknown | 2 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 5 | 83% |
| Scientists | 1 | 17% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 1 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 178 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 22 | 12% |
| Researcher | 21 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 21 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 19 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 10 | 6% |
| Other | 31 | 17% |
| Unknown | 56 | 31% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 26 | 14% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 24 | 13% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 24 | 13% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 21 | 12% |
| Environmental Science | 6 | 3% |
| Other | 21 | 12% |
| Unknown | 58 | 32% |
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