Assessment of Human Seroprevalence of Sparganosis in a Population of Rural Communities of Northern Tanzania

Authors

  • Nicholas Jairo Kavana Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, St. Francis University College of Health and Allied Sciences, P.O. Box 175, Ifakara, Tanzania.
  • Parthasarathy Sonaimuthu Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Tropical Infectious Disease Research and Education Center (TIDREC), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • Christopher Kasanga Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania.
  • Ayub Kassuku Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania.
  • Hesham M. Al-Mekhlafi Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Tropical Infectious Disease Research and Education Center (TIDREC), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Endemic and Tropical Diseases Unit, Medical Research Center, Jazan University, Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • Mun Yik Fong Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Tropical Infectious Disease Research and Education Center (TIDREC), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • Mohammad Behram Khan Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Tropical Infectious Disease Research and Education Center (TIDREC), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • Rohela Mahmud Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Tropical Infectious Disease Research and Education Center (TIDREC), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • Yee Ling Lau Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Tropical Infectious Disease Research and Education Center (TIDREC), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/rhdhr/v5/8632F

Keywords:

Human, seroprevalence, sparganosis, Monduli, Babati, Tanzania

Abstract

In this study, human seroprevalence of sparganosis and its relationship with sociodemographic factors in a population of rural communities of Northern Tanzania was assessed. A total of 216 human serum samples from inhabitants in Monduli and Babati districts were collected and tested for sparganosis using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The result of seroprevalence of anti-sparganum IgG antibodies was 62.5% (95% confidence [CI] =56.1 – 68.9) in all age groups. The result showed significant associations between districts (relative risk [RR] =1.95, 95% CI = 1.42 – 2.69), education (RR=1.40, 95% CI =1.15 – 1.70), and petownership had seropositivity (RR= 1.48, 95% CI = 1.02 – 2.16) based on univariate analysis. However, Monduli district residents were significantly associated with seropositivity (odds ratio = 4.20, 95% CI =1.89 -9.32) in binary logistic regression analysis. Therefore, providing health education to people residing in these two districts endemic in sparganosis can improve preventive measures and reduce the human disease burden.

Published

2023-03-31

How to Cite

Nicholas Jairo Kavana, Parthasarathy Sonaimuthu, Christopher Kasanga, Ayub Kassuku, Hesham M. Al-Mekhlafi, Mun Yik Fong, … Yee Ling Lau. (2023). Assessment of Human Seroprevalence of Sparganosis in a Population of Rural Communities of Northern Tanzania. Research Highlights in Disease and Health Research Vol. 5, 44–51. https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/rhdhr/v5/8632F

Issue

Research Highlights in Disease and Health Research Vol. 5

Section

Chapters