Paragonimus skrjabini Infection in Animal Reservoir Hosts and Questionnairing in Residents at a Village of Hubei Province
- VernacularTitle:湖北某自然村斯氏并殖吸虫宿主感染情况与问卷调查
- Author:
Zhengmin XU
;
Ling LI
;
Xiaoying WU
;
Hanfen ZHAO
;
Aiping DU
;
Shengmei HU
;
Yongping TAO
;
Li SUN
;
Yucheng TANG
;
Minghua LI
;
Zhiyong ZHANG
;
Zhishan LI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Paragonimus skrjabini;
Sinopotamon denticulatum;
Animal reservoir;
Prevalence
- From:
Chinese Journal of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases
1987;0(01):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Freshwater crabs (Sinopotamon denticulatum) were examined for metacercariae. Cats and dogs were also examined for Paragonimus infection. Questionnairing was carried out on health knowledge and behaviors among local residents in a village of Baokang County, Hubei Province. Results showed that the infection rate of Paragonimus skrjabini metacercariae in Sinopotamon denticulatum was 20.5% (46/214), with 15.6% (20/128) in a mining area and 30.2%(26/86) for the non-mining area respectively ( ?2=6.5, P0.05). Questionnairing showed that dogs and cats were with the habit of foraging and defecating at streams and children had the habits of eating raw or under-cooked crabs. The natural and ecological environments are in favor of the life cycle of P. skrjabini.
