ANALYSIS OF CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS IN PATIENTS WITH INTESTINAL NEMATODE INFECTIONS

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This study evaluated the clinical and epidemiological features of intestinal nematode infections in Azerbaijan during 2022–2024. Preventive educational activities and parasitological examinations were conducted among 2,800 individuals, with dynamic laboratory assessment before and after deworming in 168 infected patients aged 1–65 years. A control group included 65 healthy individuals. Infection rates ranged from 7.7 % to 26.5 %, with ascariasis, enterobiasis, and hymenolepiasis being the most prevalent. The highest infestation rates were observed in children, particularly among girls aged 12–15 and boys aged 8–11. Clinical manifestations were dominated by gastrointestinal dysfunction, general weakness, allergic skin reactions, and anemia. The results demonstrate a high prevalence and significant clinical impact of intestinal helminth infections in Azerbaijan, especially in the pediatric population, underscoring the need for improved prevention, diagnostics, and sanitary-epidemiological control.

Keywords:

intestinal parasitic diseases etiology prevalence human parasitosis helminth infections

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Publication:

«World of Medicine and Biology» Vol. 22 No. 1 (2026) , с. 149-154
УДК 616.995.1:616-036.22:614.4

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26724/2079-8334-2026-1-95-149-154