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• 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.