COPROLOGICAL INVESTIGATION INTO A GROUP O F REFUGEES LIVING IN STRASBOURG BETWEEN JANUARY 1986 AND DECEMBER 1990

1 000 refugees living in Strasbourg have had a stoll parasitologic exa m between 1986 and 1990. We have not retained results of South America and other areas of Asia subjects because of their scarce total number . Proportionally, the most numerous are the South East Asia Nationals (51.7 %); followed by those from Middle East and Africa (20 and 15.5 % ) and more recently by those from East of Europe (5.2 %). Their parasi tic infestation's rate remains important (60.9 %) but variable dependi ng on their origin. Thus, people coming from Middle East and Africa ar e parasited meanly by protozoan, although those from South East Asia a re parasited by helminths. It's interessant to notifie that the preval ence of D. fragilis is ten times higher among East European people tha n in the common people.