An epidemiological survey on paragonimiasis in Jin Miaopu township in Shanxi province.
- Author:
Man-Ling FENG
1
;
Shao-Gang LI
;
Zhao-Yong WU
;
Cheng-Hong YIN
;
Xiao-Jun ZHANG
;
Jian-Guo ZHAI
;
Jie CHEN
;
Su-Fang HAN
;
Xia-Xia ZHANG
;
Ya-Li SHANG
;
Xiao-Chou YAN
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Animals; Cats; Child; Child, Preschool; China; epidemiology; Dogs; Feeding Behavior; Female; Humans; Lung Diseases, Parasitic; epidemiology; Male; Middle Aged; Paragonimiasis; epidemiology; Surveys and Questionnaires
- From: Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine 2007;41 Suppl():131-133
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo investigate the epidemiological factors and tendency of paragonimiasis in Jin Miaopu township in Zezhou county of Shanxi Province, and to understand the current status of public awareness for providing references to paragonimiasis education and prevention.
METHODSA questionnaire survey was conducted among 2172 villagers probing awareness of paragonimiasis and their experiences of eating crabs; Infection screening and antibody test were also performed by means of ELISA.
RESULTSThe paragonimiasis knowledge coverage rate was zero, and 67.7% (1471/2172) of the respondents claimed their histories of crab eating and 96.7% (29/30) of crabs were infected with metacercaria of paragonimus. Of all the study subjects, 11% (241/2172) of them were infected with the positive rate of 4.1% (89/270).
CONCLUSIONThe incidence of paragonimiasis is closely related to dietetic habit in local residents. It is extremely necessary to increase the public awareness of paragonimiasis prevention and control and to improve the living conditions and dietetic habits.
