Status of intestinal parasites infection among primary school children in Kampongcham, Cambodia.
10.3347/kjp.2002.40.3.153
- Author:
Kyu Jae LEE
;
Yong Tae BAE
;
Dong Heui KIM
;
Young Kun DEUNG
;
Yong Suk RYANG
;
Hun Joo KIM
;
Kyung Il IM
;
Tai Soon YONG
- Publication Type:Brief Communication
- Keywords:
cambodia;
intestinal parasite;
survey
- MeSH:
Age Factors;
Animals;
Antiparasitic Agents/therapeutic use;
Cambodia/epidemiology;
Child;
Feces/parasitology;
Female;
Human;
Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic/drug therapy/*epidemiology/parasitology;
Intestines/parasitology;
Male;
Parasites/isolation & purification;
Prevalence;
Schools/*statistics & numerical data
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology
2002;40(3):153-156
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A survey was made to find the extent of intestinal parasite infection in Kampongcham, Cambodia in February 2002. A total of 251 fecal specimens were collected from Tonlebat primary school children and examined by formalin-ether sedimentation technique. The overall infection rate of intestinal parasite was 54.2% (males, 57.3%; females, 50.8%). The infection rate of intestinal helminths by the species were as follows: Ascaris lumbricoides 26.3%, Echinostoma sp. 15.6%, hookworm 6.4%, Opisthorchis sp. 4.0%, Rhabditis sp. 2.4%, and Trichuris trichiura 0.4%. The infection rate of intestinal protozoa were as follows: E. coli 7.6%, G. lamblia 3.2%, I. butschlii 3.2%, and E. histolytica 0.8%. More than two different kinds of parasites were found in 16.7% of the stool samples. All the children infected were treated with albendazole, praziquantel and metronidazole according to parasite species. The results showed that intestinal parasites are highly endemic in this area.
