Intestinal helminth infection in the mountainous districts of Nghe An province
- Author:
Le -- Thuan
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
helminth, Nghe An
- MeSH:
Helminths;
Infection;
Disease;
epidemiology
- From:Journal of Malaria and parasite diseases Control
2003;3():91-98
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
An investigation on helminth infection was conducted in the mountainous district (Quy Hop) of Nghe An province in August and September 2002 showed that: the cummulative intestinal helminth infection rate was 68.4%, with the highest rate among the people aged from 6 – 9 years. Ascaris infection rate was 54.2% with the highest rate found among people aged from 10 – 11 years. Hook worm infection rate was 28.6%, most of all were adults. Trichuris was 10.8% with no difference of ages. Single infection rate was 45.5%, mix infection rate was 23.3%, mixed infection between Ascaris and hook worm was the highest 15.7%. There was no big differences of the infection rate in sex. The intensity of intestinal helminth infection was low with average of 1431 epg for Ascaris, 864 epg for hook worm and 112 epg for Trichuris. Community living conditions and their habits were found to influences the intestinal helminth infection
