Children of Senegal River Basin show the highest prevalence of Blastocystis sp. ever observed worldwide

摘要

BackgroundBlastocystis sp. is currently the most common intestinal protist found in human feces and considered an emerging parasite with a worldwide distribution. Because of its potential impact in public health, we reinforced the picture of Blastocystis sp. prevalence and molecular subtype distribution in Africa by performing the first survey of this parasite in Senegal.