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Eggs and Larvae of Intestinal Helminths in Fingernail Among Rickshaw Puller, Labors and Vendors in Dhaka City

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  • Hamida Khanum

    (Parasitology Branch, Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, hamida_khanum@yahoo.com)

  • Asmaul Hosna

    (Faculty of Life and Earth Sciences, Department of Zoology, Jagannath University, Dhaka-1100, Bangladesh,)

  • Ashadauzzaman

    (Faculty of Life and Earth Sciences, Department of Zoology, Jagannath University, Dhaka-1100, Bangladesh,)

Abstract

The present study was carried out during the months of June 2021 to May 2022 to observe the prevalence of eggs and larvae of gastrointestinal parasites in the nails of the vendors and rickshaw pullers within Dhaka city. Out of 200 individuals examined, 64% were with the helminth parasites in their fingernails. The prevalence of helminth parasite in the left hand of rickshaw pullers (75.45%) was higher, as they belong to an underprivileged community and their sanitary condition was poor and they were not aware of their personal hygiene. The vendors who lived in the house had a comparatively low rate of infection (46.95%) but those who lived in the street area had a higher rate of infection (87.05%)

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  • Hamida Khanum & Asmaul Hosna & Ashadauzzaman, 2023. "Eggs and Larvae of Intestinal Helminths in Fingernail Among Rickshaw Puller, Labors and Vendors in Dhaka City," Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research, Biomedical Research Network+, LLC, vol. 49(2), pages 40372-40376, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:abf:journl:v:49:y:2023:i:2:p:40372-40376
    DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2023.49.007761
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