| intestinal parasites of man in bukidnon, philippines, with emphasis on schistosomiasis. | a total of 831 fecal specimens from malay-balay, mindanao, philippines were examined for schistosomiasis and common intestinal parasites. schistosoma japonicum eggs were found in 16% of the samples. infections were more common in males (20%) than in females (12%). age-wise, infections were infrequently diagnosed in children less than 10 years and infections in older age groups varied from 12-27%. hookworm, chiefly necator americanus, was the most common parasite found (44%) followed by ascaris l ... | 1981 | 7256354 |