| prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections among inhabitants of tan-nan village, nantou county, taiwan. | the pork infected with cysticerci was sent to our laboratory in june 1971. microscopic examination revealed the infection of cysticercus cellulosae. subsequently, the source of the pork was traced, and the survey of intestinal parasitism was carried out among inhabitants at tan-nan village, hsin-i district, nantou county, taiwan, in august 1973. results obtained only indicated the presence rather than endemic of taeniasis solium in this village. the parasites and infection rates found in the pre ... | 1979 | 397878 |
| parasitological studies at a new breeding area of oncomelania hupensis chiui in taipei county, taiwan. | oncomelania hupensis chiui was found at the jui-ping area, linkow district, taipei county, taiwan, which is located on the north coast of the island approximately 10 km of the mouth of the tamasui river. the habitat of the snails at this area is similar to the type locality at alilao, on the slope of the hills along of coast. the snails from this new breeding area, are similar to the alilao snails, and are highly susceptible to the infection with geographic strains of schistosoma japonicum inclu ... | 1975 | 1243115 |
| intestinal parasites among the southeast asian laborers in taiwan during 1993-1994. | a large number of foreign laborers are now working in taiwan, the majority coming from southeast asia where parasitic infections are common. since 1992, monitoring the intestinal parasitic infections of these foreigners has been carried out, particularly to prevent the introduction of some of the parasites into taiwan. this paper reports results obtained during the year 1993-1994. | 1996 | 8803301 |
| parasitic infections among southeast asian labourers in taiwan: a long-term study. | parasitic infections have been reported to be relatively common among the southeast asian labourers in taiwan. this study, conducted in 1992-6, was designed to determine the temporal changes of the prevalence. faecal specimens were examined by the formalin-ethyl acetate sedimentation technique and blood samples screened using the quantitative buffy coat technique and confirmed by giemsa stained blood smear. the overall prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections was 10.3%. the annual prevalenc ... | 1998 | 9528821 |
| investigation on subclinical aspects related to intestinal parasitic infections among thai laborers in taipei. | the migration of foreign workers from developing regions to developed countries may potentially lead to transmission of intestinal parasitic infections. in order to determine the relationship between intestinal parasitic infections and the health status of foreign workers, 302 thai laborers brought to taiwan were examined in this study. nine species of parasites were found in 64.9% of laborers; opisthorchis viverrini, hookworm, strongyloides stercoralis, giardia lamblia, trichuris trichiura, fas ... | 2000 | 11305242 |
| [survey of helminthic infections and treatment of taenia species infection among the aborigines in chien-shih district, hsin-chu county, northern taiwan]. | six hundred and sixteen out of 770 (80%) aborigines examined were found to be infected with intestinal helminthes. a total of 7 species of parasites were detected with the formalin-ether concentration technique. the infection rate of ascaris lumbricoides was 77.1%, trichuris trichiura 28.8%, taenia sp. 18.4%, enterobius vermicularis 1.6%, and there was one case each of hookworm, hymenolepis nana and h. diminuta infections. infection rate was slightly higher among females (81.3%) than males (78.9 ... | 1985 | 4042757 |
| a survey on the intestinal parasites of the school children in kaohsiung county. | the present study on the prevalence of intestinal parasites infection, from september to december 1999, was conducted among school children in taoyuan hsiang, kaohsiung county. the investigated areas included three (jiannshan, shingjong and taoyuan) primary schools. the overall infection rate in 305 children determined by merthiolate-iodine-formaldehyde concentration method of stools was 17%. four confirmed species of helminthes (ascaris lumbricoides, hookworm, trichuris trichiura and hymenolepi ... | 2000 | 11271730 |
| intestinal parasitic infection detected by stool examination in foreign laborers in kaohsiung. | most foreign laborers in taiwan come from southeast asia, where public health is not as well funded as in taiwan, and parasitic infections are still common. therefore, we recruited foreign laborers to undergo examination for parasitic infection to determine the infection conditions and follow-up conditions in foreign laborers whose stools were found to be abnormal. a total of 7,360 foreign laborers were enrolled for stool examination in our hospital, and the merthiolate iodine formaldehyde metho ... | 2010 | 20227653 |