CLINICAL AND IMMUNOLOGICAL PROFILE OF PEDIATRIC HYMENOLEPIASIS: NEW PERSPECTIVES IN DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS

Raxmatov Jamshid Tuuychiyevich; Yarmuxamedova Nargiza Anvarovna

Authors

Raxmatov Jamshid Tuuychiyevich Kashkadarya branch of the Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center of Epidemiology, Microbiology, Infectious and Parasitic Diseases
Yarmuxamedova Nargiza Anvarovna Samarkand State Medical University

Keywords:

Helminthiasis, parasitic invasion, hymenolepiasis, giardiasis, primary school students, Kashkadarya region, epidemiological control, taeniarhynchosis.

Abstract

In this article, the prevalence of helminthiasis among 1st to 3rd-grade students of secondary schools in the Kasbi and Karshi districts of the Kashkadarya region was studied. Within the framework of the research, a total of 1,850 students from 24 schools underwent laboratory and epidemiological examinations. Analysis revealed significant differences between the regions: it was found that 17.7% of students in the Kasbi district and 26.2% in the Karshi district were infected with parasitic diseases. The article provides a structural analysis according to the types of helminthiasis identified. In both regions, hymenolepiasis (dwarf tapeworm) occupies the leading position; however, the higher incidence of taeniarhynchosis and ascariasis in the Karshi district indicates the need to strengthen food safety and sanitary control in the area. During the study, the hygienic conditions in schools and the level of children's sanitary culture were also investigated, and based on the results, practical recommendations aimed at reducing the level of invasion among school-aged children were developed.