TITLE:
Serum immunoglobulin E level of children infected with intestinal parasite in Okada, Nigeria
AUTHORS:
Alfred Friday Ehiaghe, Edo Dennis Agbonlahor, Ositadima Martin Ifeanyichukwu, Digban Kester, oy Imuetinyan Ehiaghe, Faith Efosa Oviasogie
KEYWORDS:
IgE; Intestinal Parasitosis; Okada; Rural Children
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Immunology,
Vol.3 No.3,
September
20,
2013
ABSTRACT: Children especially
in rural areas of Okada have high rates of intestinal parasitosis with a prevalence
of 50%. Stool and blood sample were collected of 334 children which comprised
of 152 females and 185 males. Intestinal parasitosis was confirmed by direct
smear technique and formol-ether concentration method. Serum IgE level was
estimated by ELISA method. It was revealed that children between the ages of 11
- 15 years had the highest incidence of intestinal parasite in both sex (73.3%
of the males and 62.5% of the females). About 2-fold elevation in serum IgE
level was demonstrated. Intervention program including early introduction of
health education to children is advocated and environmental sanitation should
be encouraged.