| a profile of ascariasis morbidity in rangoon children's hospital, burma. | the rangoon children's hospital (rch) inpatient summary returns from hospital wards from 1981 to 1983 and the surgical operation registers from 1983 to 1984 were studied and analysed in relation to ascariasis morbidity. the majority (57.7%) of clinical manifestations of ascariasis responsible for hospital admission were due to intestinal obstruction, the next most common manifestation was intestinal colic (33.0%). mean ages for the two conditions were 5.9 years and 7.6 years, respectively. hospi ... | 1987 | 2958641 |
| reinfection of people with ascaris lumbricoides following single, 6-month and 12-month interval mass chemotherapy in okpo village, rural burma. | a longitudinal study on reinfection with ascaris lumbricoides was continued on a random sample of 50% of the infected population following a horizontal cross-sectional study in okpo village, near rangoon. the study sample was again randomly divided into two subsamples, the six-month interval worming group and the 12-month interval worming group. microscopic examination of stool for ascaris eggs on the 7th day and 30th day, combined with counting eggs and worming with levamisole, were carried out ... | 1987 | 2965438 |
| epidemiology and transmission dynamics of ascaris lumbricoides in okpo village, rural burma. | a horizontal study of the prevalence of ascaris infection was carried out on the total population of okpo village near rangoon, burma, where a similar study had been conducted 13 years earlier. ascaris eggs in faeces were counted after treatment with levamisole on a random sample of 50% of the infected population to give information to the numbers of epg of stool, the mean worm burden per host and the distribution of worms in the community. the information on prevalence is compared with that of ... | 1984 | 6237473 |