›› 2008, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (1): 19-76.

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Paragonimus skrjabini Infection in Animal Reservoir Hosts and Questionnairing in Residents at a Village of Hubei Province

XU Zheng-min1, LI Ling1, WU Xiao-ying1, ZHAO Han-fen1, DU Ai-ping1, HU Sheng-mei1,
TAO Yong-ping1, SUN Li1, TANG Yu-cheng1, LI Ming-hua1, ZHANG Zhi-yong1, LI Zhi-shan2   

  1. 1 Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, Medical School, Xiangfan Vocational and Technical College, Xiangfan 441021, China; 2 Xiangfan Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Xiangfan 441021, China
  • Received:1900-01-01 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2008-02-28 Published:2008-02-28

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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 ( χ2=6.5, P＜0.05). The prevalence in cats and dogs was 25.0%(6/24) and 17.6%(6/34)respectively ( χ2=0.46, P＞0.05). 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.

Key words: Paragonimus skrjabini, Sinopotamon denticulatum, Animal reservoir, Prevalence