›› 1994, Vol. 12 ›› Issue (S1): 157-159.

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INVESTIGATION AND ANALYSIS OF INTESTINAL PARASITE INFECTIONS IN RURAL CHILDREN IN HAINAN PROVINCE

  

  • Received:2017-01-06 Revised:2017-01-06 Online:1994-12-30 Published:2017-01-06

Abstract: This report analyses the status of intestinal parasite infections in 1 387 rural children from 1 to 6 years old in 15 places in 5 counties/cities sampled from the whole province. The result shows that the total parasite infection rate is 89.2%. Altogether 23 species of parasite including 10 species of nematodes, 8 species of protozoa, 4 species of trematodes and 1 species of cestodes were discovered. The prevalence of ascarid, Trichuris trichiura , hookworm and Enterobius vermicularis were higher than other parasites, showing infection rates of 67.1%, 58.7%, 29.0% and 33.4%, respectively. Infection rates of Giardia lamblia and Strongyloides stercoralis were low, being 8.2% and 2.6%, respectively. Of the infected persons, polyparasitism rate and those with more than 3 species accounted for 74.2% and 37.1%, respectively. Intestinal parasite infections in rural children from 1 to 6 years old in situ showed a wild distribution and noteworthy situation.

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