Prevalence of Paragonimus uterobilateralis infection in children in a Liberian village

Prevalence of Paragonimus uterobilateralis infection in children in a Liberian village

Stool and sputum samples from 127 children in an endemic paragonimiasis area in Liberia, West Africa, were examined for the presence of lung fluke eggs. Samples from nine children (7%) were positive. The eggs were identified as those of Paragonimus uterobilateralis.

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Veröffentlicht in:Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1986, Vol.80 (5), p.800-801
Hauptverfasser: Sachs, R., Albiez, E.J., Voelker, J.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child, Preschool
Diseases caused by trematodes
Distomatoses
Feces - parasitology
Female
Helminthic diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Liberia
Male
Medical sciences
Paragonimiasis - epidemiology
Paragonimiasis - parasitology
Parasite Egg Count
Parasitic diseases
Sputum - parasitology
Tropical medicine
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Zusammenfassung:Stool and sputum samples from 127 children in an endemic paragonimiasis area in Liberia, West Africa, were examined for the presence of lung fluke eggs. Samples from nine children (7%) were positive. The eggs were identified as those of Paragonimus uterobilateralis.
ISSN:0035-9203
1878-3503
DOI:10.1016/0035-9203(86)90387-1