| studies on trematodes of the family heterophyidae (odhner, 1914) in iran: 1. preliminary epidemiological surveys in man and carnivores in khuzestan. | trematodes of the family heterophyidae in man and carnivores were studied in khuzestan, south-west iran. eight hundred and eleven stool samples from a population of 3400 in 13 villages in a swampy area located in central khuzestan were examined by the formalin-ether concentration technique. the following helminths were found: ascaris lumbricoides 7%, trichostrongylus spp. 53%, hookworms 4+, trichuris trichiura 5%, hymenolepis nana 12% and heterophyid spp. 8%. post-mortem examination of carnivore ... | 1981 | 7310107 |
| hookworm infection and blood changes in the rural population of dezful area in khuzestan, south-west of iran. | hookworm infection and blood changes relationship in the 937 infected persons in 6 villages of dezful area in khuzestan, south west of iran, were studied. the most prevalent intestinal helminths in the area were ascaris lumbricoides 21%, ancylostoma duodenale 35%, trichostrongylus spp. 17% and hymenolepis nana 17%. only 2% of the hookworm infected persons showed high intensity of infection which accompanied with rather low haemoglobin level of 9.4 g/100. the eosinophil level was 12-d16.5%. the r ... | 1980 | 7418118 |
| prevalence of intestinal helminths in khuzestan, southwest iran, 1977. | large scale studies were performed to determine the prevalence of various intestinal helminth infections in urban and rural areas of khuzestan province, southwest iran. a total of 16,361 stool samples from people in 105 villages and 14 small towns were examined by the formalin-ether concentration method. ascaris, hookworms, trichostrongylus, trichuris, and hymenolepis nana showed the highest prevalence. hookworms and trichostrongylus were twice as prevalent in rural than in urban areas; in contr ... | 1980 | 6966897 |