Echinostoma revolutum Infection in Children, Pursat Province, Cambodia

Autor: Woon-Mok Sohn, Jong-Yil Chai, Tai-Soon Yong, Keeseon S. Eom, Cheong-Ha Yoon, Muth Sinuon, Duong Socheat, Soon-Hyung Lee
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 117-119 (2011)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid1701.100920
Popis: To determine the prevalence of helminthic infections in Pursat Province, Cambodia, we tested fecal specimens from 471 children, 10–14 years of age, in June 2007. The prevalence of infection with echinostome flukes ranged from 7.5% to 22.4% in 4 schools surveyed. Adult worms were identified as Echinostoma revolutum.
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