›› 1991, Vol. 9 ›› Issue (S1): 85-88.

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DISTRIBUTION OF HUMAN PARASITE IN FOUR COUNTIES OF BAOJI PREFECTURE OF SHAANXI PROVINCE

  

  • Received:2017-01-09 Revised:2017-01-09 Online:1991-12-30 Published:2017-01-09

Abstract: This paper reports on the result of investigation in 9 210 individuals for human parasite infection in Baoji City. People contracted the infection totalled 6467, with an infection rate of 69.3%, The infection rate of children under fourteen years of age was 71.6%. Multiinfection was revealed in 1 268 persons, the mixed, infection rate was 13.7%. Fourteen species of human parasites were detected, including four nematodes, three cestodes and seven protozoa. The main parasite species is Ascaris, with an infection rate of 61.6%. The results provided data of the distribution of human parasites, the infection in different age and sex groups, and parasite fauna in studied areas, which may serves as a useful guide for the future prevention and treatment of parasitic infections.