1. Parasitic Disease Surveillance, Mississippi, USA.
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Bradbury RS, Lane M, Arguello I, Handali S, Cooley G, Pilotte N, Williams JM, Jameson S, Montgomery SP, Hellmann K, Tharp M, Haynie L, Galloway R, Brackin B, Kirmse B, Stempak L, Byers P, Williams S, Faruque F, and Hobbs CV
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- Feces, Humans, Mississippi epidemiology, Cryptosporidiosis, Cryptosporidium, Giardiasis, Parasitic Diseases
- Abstract
Surveillance for soil-transmitted helminths, strongyloidiasis, cryptosporidiosis, and giardiasis was conducted in Mississippi, USA. PCR performed on 224 fecal samples for all soil-transmitted helminths and on 370 samples for only Necator americanus and Strongyloides stercoralis identified 1 S. stercoralis infection. Seroprevalences were 8.8% for Toxocara, 27.4% for Cryptosporidium, 5.7% for Giardia, and 0.2% for Strongyloides parasites.
- Published
- 2021
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