Morbidity due to schistosomiasis japonica in the People's Republic of China
| Autor: | Stephen T. McGarvey, Pierre Peters, Shaoji Zhang, Jianhua Yuan, Remigio M. Olveda, Michael Tso, Guanling Wu, Peter M. Wiest, G.Richard Olds |
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| Rok vydání: | 1992 |
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Liver Cirrhosis Male China medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Population Helminthiasis Schistosomiasis Gastroenterology Feces Internal medicine parasitic diseases Epidemiology medicine Humans Child education Parasite Egg Count Aged education.field_of_study Hepatitis B Surface Antigens biology Transmission (medicine) business.industry Schistosoma japonicum Age Factors Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Infant General Medicine Hepatitis C Middle Aged biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Praziquantel Infectious Diseases Child Preschool Schistosomiasis japonica Immunology Female Parasitology business Hepatomegaly medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 86:47-50 |
| ISSN: | 0035-9203 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0035-9203(92)90437-h |
| Popis: | Transmission and morbidity induced by Schistosoma japonicum were evaluated in 825 individuals undergoing periodic treatment with praziquantel on Jishan island, Jiangxi Providence, in the People's Republic of China. Eggs of S. japonicum were found in the stools of 39.4% of the population; 70% of those infected were less than 20 years of age. Hepatomegaly greater than 3 cm in the midsternal line was detected by physical examination and ultrasonography in 75% and 90% of individuals, respectively, regardless of infection status. Symmer's clay pipe-stem fibrosis of the liver was detected by ultrasonography in 20% of all individuals. Hepatitis B surface antigen and antibody to hepatitis C were found in 11% and less than 1% of the population, respectively. Our study suggests that, despite intermittent chemotherapy, morbidity due to S. japonicum is still a significant problem in China. |
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