| risk factors for helminth infections in a rural and a peri-urban setting of the dongting lake area, people's republic of china. | schistosomiasis japonica and soil-transmitted helminthiasis are endemic parasitic diseases in the people's republic of china (pr china). as very few studies have reported on the distribution and interaction of multiple species helminth infections, we carried out a comparative study of households in a rural village and a peri-urban setting in the dongting lake area of hunan province in november and december 2006 to determine the extent of single and multiple species infections, the underlying ris ... | 2011 | 21854780 |
| helminth infections, morbidity indicators and schistosomiasis treatment history in three villages, dongting lake region, pr china. | in order to estimate the public health impact of helminth infections, and to provide baseline data for interventions, parasitological and morbidity surveys were conducted among inhabitants of three villages in dongting lake region, hunan province, china. ascaris lumbricoides was found to be the most common helminth infection, followed by trichuris trichiura and schistosoma japonicum. left liver enlargement was the most common indicator of morbidity. observed numbers of multiple species infection ... | 1996 | 8765454 |
| an examination of current control strategies for asian schistosomiasis in the dongting lake region of china. ii. a five year follow-up survey on qingshan island. | in 1995-1996 we conducted an epidemiological survey in two communities (1656 individuals) on qingshan island, hunan province p.r. china, in order to determine the efficacy of current control strategies since their upgrading in 1991. in 1996, the overall prevalence for schistosoma japonicum, ascaris lumbricoides, ancylostoma duodenale, and trichuris trichiura had decreased moderately since 1991. the age-specific prevalence for s. japonicum for each of the representative age groups decreased sligh ... | 1997 | 9352005 |