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Prevalence of Helminthic Infections among Inhabitants of Lao PDR
- Source :
- The Korean Journal of Parasitology
- Publication Year :
- 2014
- Publisher :
- The Korean Society for Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, 2014.
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Abstract
- The prevalence of helminthic infections was surveyed on a total of 6,178 residents (males 2,549 and females 3,629) in 102 villages of 9 provinces in Lao PDR between 2007 and 2011 under the project of Korea-Laos Collaborative Project for Control of Foodborne Trematode Infections in Lao PDR. Fecal specimens were collected and examined by the Kato-Katz thick smear and Stoll’s egg counting techniques. The overall liver/intestinal helminth egg positive rate was 71.9% with a single or mixed infections with Opisthorchis viverrini and minute intestinal flukes (Ov/MIF), Ascaris lumbricoides, hookworms, Trichuris trichiura, Trichostrongylus sp., echinostomes, Taenia spp., and others. Ov/MIF revealed the highest prevalence (55.6%) followed by hookworms (27.8%) and T. trichiura (6.5%). The endemic regions with the highest prevalence of Ov/MIF were Savannakhet, Khammouane, Vientiane (Nam Ngum), Champasak (Khong Island), and Saravane Province. High prevalences of A. lumbricoides (33.8%), hookworms (47.8%), and T. trichiura (32.6%) were observed in Phongsaly, Luang Prabang, and Vientiane (Nam Ngum) areas, respectively. The results of this study highlight helminth parasites of current public health significance in different areas of Lao PDR.
- Subjects :
- Male
Veterinary medicine
Trichuriasis
Prevalence
Helminthiasis
Feces
Lao PDR
Ascariasis
Helminths
parasitic diseases
medicine
Animals
Humans
Trichostrongylus
Opisthorchis viverrini
Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic
foodborne trematode
Parasite Egg Count
liver fluke
biology
biology.organism_classification
medicine.disease
intestinal helminth
Intestinal Diseases
Infectious Diseases
Laos
Trichuris trichiura
Parasitology
Original Article
Female
Ascaris lumbricoides
minute intestinal fluke
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17380006 and 00234001
- Volume :
- 52
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The Korean Journal of Parasitology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....7b91f430a17b84135af0478a1ad519de