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

Hamida Khanum, Asmaul Hosna and Ashadauzzaman
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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,

Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research, 2023, vol. 49, issue 2, 40372-40376

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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Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2023.49.007761

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