Intestinal Parasite Infections among Inhabitants in Yanbian Prefecture, Jilin Province, China.
10.3347/kjp.2017.55.5.579
- Author:
Myoung Ro LEE
1
;
Hee Eun SHIN
;
Byung Suk CHUNG
;
Sang Eun LEE
;
Jung Won JU
;
Liji XU
;
Chen Long NAN
;
Mi Yeoun PARK
;
Shin Hyeong CHO
Author Information
1. Division of Vectors and Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Osong 28159, Korea. malpara2016@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Brief Communication
- Keywords:
Prevalence;
intestinal parasite;
fecal examination;
Yanbian;
China
- MeSH:
Ancylostomatoidea;
Ascaris lumbricoides;
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.);
China*;
Clonorchis sinensis;
Cooperative Behavior;
Diphyllobothrium;
Eggs;
Entamoeba;
Enterobius;
Female;
Giardia lamblia;
Humans;
Male;
Ovum;
Paragonimus;
Parasites*;
Prevalence;
Trematoda;
Trichostrongylus;
Trichuris
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology
2017;55(5):579-582
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
To investigate the prevalence of intestinal parasite infections in Yanbian Prefecture, Jilin Province, China, epidemiological surveys were conducted on a collaboration basis between the Korean Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Yanbian Center for Disease Control and Prevention. A total of 8,396 (males 3,737 and females 4,659) stool samples were collected from 8 localities and examined with the formalin-ether sedimentation technique, and additionally examined with the cellotape anal swab to detect Enterobius vermicularis eggs. The overall rate of intestinal parasites was 1.57%. The prevalence of Ascaris lumbricoides was the highest (0.80%), followed by Entamoeba spp. (0.23%), heterophyid flukes (0.15%), Clonorchis sinensis (0.08%), Enterobius vermicularis (0.07%), hookworms (0.06%), Trichostrongylus spp. (0.06%), Giardia lamblia (0.04%), Paragonimus spp. (0.02%), Diphyllobothrium spp. (0.02%), Trichuris trichiura (0.02%). The prevalence by sex was similar, 1.58% (n=59) in males and 1.57% (n=73) in females. By the present study, it is partly revealed that the prevalences of intestinal parasite infections are relatively low among the inhabitants of Yanbian Prefecture, Jilin Province, China.
