Investigation of helminthiaisis infection in three communes of Bao Yen district, Lao Cai province
- Author:
Han Dinh Trong
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Helminthiasis;
Infection;
Lao Cai;
- MeSH:
Helminths;
Epidemiology
- From:Journal of Malaria and parasite diseases Control
2003;0(6):89-94
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
A study was designed and conducted from 1999 to 2001 to evaluate the helminthiasis infection in three communes of Luan Thuong, Long Khanh and Luong Son of Bao Yen district, Lao Cai province where the local people have the backward habits of life and agriculture. A total number of 1,426 stool samples collected from the three investigated sites was examined by Kato method. A high cumulative infection rate of helminthiasis (90.5%) was found, of which Ascaris: 77.3%, hookworm: 65.7%, Trichuris: 20.8%, lung fluke 1.54% and Taenia: 1.12%. The mixed infection rate was 45.6%. The examination of 452 sputum samples showed a lung fluke infection rate of 4.42%.
