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A Comparison of the Risk for Chronic Fascioliasis between Children 3 to 5 Years and Children 6 to 12 Years of Age in the Cusco Region of Peru
ABSTRACT.
School-age children bear the highest burden of fascioliasis in endemic countries. Few studies have addressed Fasciola in preschool children. We performed a secondary data analysis using two Fasciola databases from Cusco, Peru, comparing preschoolers with elementary school children. We included 2,630 children, 50% were female, the median age was 8.4 years (interquartile range [IQR] 6.1–10.5), and 15% (396/2,630) were < 5 years of age. Children < 5 years were less likely to be infected with Fasciola hepatica (P = 0.008) and Hymenolepis nana (P < 0.001) and more likely to have anemia (P < 0.001) and a lower median height for age Z (HAZ) score (P = 0.002). Fascioliasis was less common in younger children, but this group may be at higher risk for chronic complications caused by fascioliasis.
Author Notes
Financial support: This work was supported by the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health (grant number 1R01AI104820-01).
Disclaimer: The contents of this manuscript are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Authors’ addresses: Melinda B. Tanabe, Maria A. Caravedo, and A. Clinton White Jr., Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, E-mails: mbtanabe@utmb.edu, macarave@utmb.edu, and acwhite@utmb.edu. Maria L. Morales, Martha Lopez, Benicia Baca-Turpo, Eulogia Arque, and Miguel M. Cabada, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia and University of Texas Medical Branch Collaborative Research Center, Cusco, Peru, E-mails: malu.morales.fernandez@gmail.com, martlop2000@gmail.com, beniciabacat@gmail.com, picis_11_90@hotmail.com, and micabada@utmb.edu.