Clonorchis infection in the endemic areas of Nam Dinh and Ninh Binh provinces
- Author:
Nguyen Van De
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
clonorchis infection
- MeSH:
Clonorchis sinensis;
epidemiology;
Fishes;
Helminths
- From:Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Information
2003;0(5):26-29
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
4826 stool samples collected from 5 communes were examined by Kato- Katz technique. The infection rate of clonorchis sinensis was 33,9% in average (22,5% to 37,3%). The infection rate in male was higher than in female by 4 times and highest in 40- 49 age group (51,9%). The habit of eating raw fish is very common in this area (55,6%- 80,4%). The adult worms from patients in these study sites were identified as clonorchis sinensis
