CHINESE JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY AND PARASITIC DISEASES ›› 2018, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (2): 135-139.

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Investigation on human intestinal helminth infection in urban areas of Henan Province in 2015

Ya-lan ZHANG, Yan-kun ZHU, Wei-qi CHEN, Yan DENG, Xi-meng LIN, Peng LI, Hong-wei ZHANG, Bian-li XU*()   

  1. Henan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zhengzhou 450016, China
  • Received:2017-08-01 Online:2018-04-28 Published:2018-04-24
  • Contact: Bian-li XU E-mail:bianlixu@163.com

Abstract:

Objective To understand the endemic status of intestinal helminth infection in urban residents of Henan Province. Methods According to the protocol of The Third National Survey on Major Human Parasitic Diseases, the random cluster sampling method was used to select 62 residents committees as the survey spots from 37 counties in 14 prefectures, including Anyang, Hebi, Jiaozuo, etc., from January to May, 2015. Fecal samples were collected from residents aged > 1 year and detected by the Kato-Katz thick smear method. Cluster analysis was performed on families with Enterobius vermicularis infection. Results A total of 15 893 residents were examined, the total infection rate was 1.09% (174/15 893), and the standardized rate was 1.08%, 6 species of intestinal helminths were found, all showing light infection. No co-infection cases were found. E. vermicularis had the highest infection rate (0.92%, 147/15 893) (χ2 = 117.648, P < 0.01), followed by Ascaris lumbricoides (0.07%, 11/15 893), Ancylostoma sp. (0.06%, 10/15 893), Trichuris trichiura(0.03%, 4/15 893), and Strongyloides stercoralis as well as Clonorchis sinensis (0.01%, 1/15 893). Among the 14 prefectures, the infection rate was highest in Luoyang (3.40%, 17/500) and lowest in Sanmenxia (0.20%, 1/501). There was no significant difference in the infection rate between males (1.03%, 77/7 477) and females (1.15%, 97/8 416). The population of 60- years had the highest infection rate (1.64%, 1/1 895) (χ2 = 17.698, P < 0.05); the population of 50- years were detected with 6 species, which was the highest among age groups. The population of high school or above had the highest infection rate (1.48%, 58/3 912), significantly differed from preschool children (χ2 = 8.145, P < 0.01). There was a significant difference in infection rate among different educational groups (χ2 = 12.135, P < 0.05). The medical personnel had the highest infection rate (4.76%, 10/210), inclusive of E. vermicularis. C. sinensis and S. stercoralis were only found in farmers. There was a significant difference in infection rate among different occupations (χ2 = 34.534, P < 0.05). A total of 147 cases of E. vermicularis infection were distributed in 124 households, and the results of the binomial distribution shows that the infection of E. vermicularis presented a characteristic of households clustering. Conclusion The infection of E. vermicularis is relatively high in urban areas of Henan Province.

Key words: Helminths, Henan Province, Urban area, Epidemiological investigation

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