Parasitic Infections in Children with Disability in Resource Poor Settings: The Research Gaps

Title:Parasitic Infections in Children with Disability in Resource Poor Settings: The Research Gaps

Volume: 20 Issue: 3

Author(s): Yasmin Sultana, Sabina Karim*, Gouri Rani Banik, Harunor Rashid and Rogan Lee

Affiliation:

• Department of Paediatrics, Kurmitola General Hospital, Kurmitola, Dhaka,Bangladesh

Keywords: Children, disability, parasitic infection, resource poor setting, World Health Organization, soil-transmitted helminths.

Abstract: The burden of parasitic infections among children with disability in resource-poor settings has not been summarised through a focused review. Here, we have summarised the key studies reporting the burden of parasitic infections among children without and with a disability. In most instances, among children without disability, Giardia or soil-transmitted helminths dominate the epidemiology, while among disabled individuals, enteric protozoa are the predominant parasites to be reported in both resource-rich and resource-poor countries. Cryptosporidium is generally the leading protozoan to be detected among these populations but all other parasites have been detected in varying frequencies. There is a paucity of data on the precise epidemiology of parasitic infections in children with disability. A large-scale epidemiological study, using modern genomic methodology, is a research priority.

Cite this article as:

Sultana Yasmin, Karim Sabina *, Banik Rani Gouri , Rashid Harunor and Lee Rogan , Parasitic Infections in Children with Disability in Resource Poor Settings: The Research Gaps, Infectious Disorders - Drug Targets 2020; 20 (3) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1871526518666181022103750