High Prevalence of Opisthorchis viverrini Infection in a Riparian Population in Takeo Province, Cambodia
| Autor: | Hoo Gn Jeoung, Sin Il Kang, Duong Socheat, Eun Hee Shin, Woon Mok Sohn, Eui Hyug Hoang, Jong-Yil Chai, Tai Soon Yong, Muth Sinuon, Dongmin Lee, Keeseon S. Eom, Keon Hoon Lee, Ji Hwa Lee, Jae Ku Cha, Yoon Hee Lee, Hyun Ju Woo, Keunhee Park, Cheong Ha Yoon |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Male Rural Population Veterinary medicine Adolescent prevalence Population Prevalence Biology Brief Communication Opisthorchiasis trematode Feces Young Adult Ascariasis parasitic diseases medicine Animals Humans Helminths Opisthorchis viverrini Child education Aged 80 and over education.field_of_study Coinfection Opisthorchis Infant Middle Aged biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Infectious Diseases Cambodia (Takeo) Opisthorchis Viverrini Infection Child Preschool Trichuris trichiura Female Parasitology Ascaris lumbricoides Cambodia |
| Zdroj: | The Korean Journal of Parasitology |
| ISSN: | 1738-0006 |
| DOI: | 10.3347/kjp.2012.50.2.173 |
| Popis: | Opisthorchis viverrini infection was found to be highly prevalent in 3 riverside villages (Ang Svay Chek A, B, and C) of the Prey Kabas District, Takeo Province. This area is located in the southern part of Cambodia, where the recovery of adult O. viverrini worms was recently reported. From May 2006 until May 2010, fecal examinations were performed on a total of 1,799 villagers using the Kato-Katz thick smear technique. In the 3 villages, the overall positive rate for helminth eggs ranged from 51.7 to 59.0% (av. 57.4%), and the percentage positive for O. viverrini was 46.4-50.6% (47.5%). Other helminths detected included hookworms (13.2%), echinostomes (2.9%), Trichuris trichiura (1.3%), Ascaris lumbricoides (0.6%), and Taenia spp. (0.06%). The prevalence of O. viverrini eggs appeared to reflect a lower infection in younger individuals (20 years). Men (50.4%) revealed a significantly higher (P=0.02) prevalence than women (44.3%). The Ang Svay Chek villages of the Prey Kabas District, Takeo Province, Cambodia have been confirmed to be a highly endemic area for human O. viverrini infection. |
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