The Effect of Hymenlepis nana on Cellular Immune and Hemoglobin Level

Abstract

The study of Hymenolepis nana infection was carried out in Khartoum state hospitals. This study was done to observe the effect of Hymenolepis nana infection on hemoglobin level, total white blood cells count and differential white blood cells count, 168 stool specimens were examine using direct wet preparation and formal ether concentration technique, 68 were diagnosed with Hymenolepis nana, 50 for individuals infected before and 50 specimens were collected from healthy persons and considered as control. Hemoglobin concentration, total white blood cells count and differential white blood cells count were tested to all population. The study showed that the prevalence of Hymenolepis nana was found to be 40.5%, also showed that the infection with Hymenolepis nana among males (63.7%) higher than that of females( 36.3%). The study demonstrated that infection with Hymenolepis nana decrease the hemoglobin level with mean value ( 9.8 g /dl), increase the total white blood cells count with mean value(9.944X103) . In differential white blood cells count the results showed that Hymenolepis nana infection increase the eosinophils with mean value 2%, and monocytes count with mean value5.7%, and does not affect the neutrophils, basophils and lymphocytes count.