Orsel, KarinEltantawy, Manar2019-01-292019-01-292019-01-25Eltantawy, M. (2019). Helminth infections in primary school children and ruminants from two elevations in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.http://hdl.handle.net/1880/109873Intestinal helminths are a major health concern, particularly in developing countries like Tanzania. Vulnerability of primary school children and domestic ruminants to helminth infections in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA), Tanzania is not well-known. Therefore, the overall aim of this thesis was to characterize parasitism, including: prevalence, intensity, and biodiversity, in children and domestic ruminants from two ecozones in the NCA. Using coprological examinations, soil-transmitted helminths were identified in children and associations with ecozone, gender, age and body mass index were analyzed. In domestic ruminants, the same associations as well as associations with body condition score (BCS) and FAMACHA-anemia score were analyzed. In general, prevalence was high, with diversity and intensity generally highest in the high-elevation ecozone. Impact of various variables on parasitism parameters are helpful in developing evidence-based control of helminth infections and reduce impacts on health of children and domestic ruminants.enUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.Veterinary ScienceBiophysics--Medicalmaster thesis10.11575/PRISM/36130