PARASITIC DISEASES IN BURKINA-FASO - AN HISTOPATHOLOGICAL STUDY

The aim of this first study was to assess parasitic diseases encounter ed in histological practice in Burkina Faso. An examination of 3410 pa thological specimens showed 138 cases of parasitic diseases which repr esented 4% of the results observed for 5 years in the laboratory of YA LGADO OUEDRAOGO National Hospital. The parasitic diseases diagnosed we re in decreasing order Schistosomiasis 53.6%, Cysticercosis 13.1%, Myc etoma 12.3 %, Cutaneous Leishmaniasis 8%, Amebiasis 6.6%, Filariasis 4 .3%, and Histoplasmosis 2.1%. We recommend better data collection for integration oi these diseases into the health policy of Burkina.