Abstract: A survey of parasitic infection was made in Xianning, Hanchuan, Hongan and Anlu counties (cities) from June 1987 to July, 1988. The results showed that there were 20 species of human parasites prevalent in situ, involving seven species of intestinal protozoa with an infection rate of 7.8%: and eleven species of intestinal helminths, the infection rate being 67.4 %; while the overall infection rate of intestinal parasites was 48.8%. Of 769 urban inhabitants examined, 175 were positive for Demo- dex sp. the positive rate was 22.8%. Young people were the most frequently affected ones. Ninety of 1232 married females from rural area subjected to examination contracted Trichomonas vaginalis, the positive rate being 7.3%.