| helminth infections and risk factor analysis among residents in eryuan county, yunnan province, china. | whilst infections with soil-transmitted helminths are common across china, the public-health significance of schistosoma japonicum and food-borne helminths is more focalized. only few studies have investigated the local epidemiology of helminth infections in rural china, including risk factor analysis. we collected stool and blood samples from 3220 individuals, aged 5-88 years, from 35 randomly selected villages in eryuan county, yunnan province, china. stool samples were subjected to the kato-k ... | 2007 | 17719553 |
| [surveillance of soil-transmitted nematode infections in menghai county, yunnan province from 2006 to 2009]. | in the national monitoring point, menghai county, yunnan province, the total prevalence rate of soil-transmitted nematode infections was 88.12%, of which the rates of ascaris lumbricoides, trichuris trichiura, hookworm and cestode infections were 69.70%, 59.79%, 36.79%, and 1.30% respectively from 2006 to 2009. the infection intensities were slight. the ascaris lumbricoides infection rate in soil of vegetable garden was 44.5%. in conclusion, the infection rate of soil-transmitted nematodes is hi ... | 2011 | 22164489 |
| rapid re-infection with soil-transmitted helminths after triple-dose albendazole treatment of school-aged children in yunnan, people's republic of china. | post-treatment soil-transmitted helminth re-infection patterns were studied as part of a randomized controlled trial among school-aged children from an ethnic minority group in yunnan province, people's republic of china. children with a soil-transmitted helminth infection (n = 194) were randomly assigned to triple-dose albendazole or placebo and their infection status monitored over a 6-month period using the kato-katz and baermann techniques. baseline prevalence of trichuris trichiura, ascaris ... | 2013 | 23690551 |
| [investigation of prevalence of soil-transmitted nematode infections among lahu ethnic residents in xiaojie township, jinghong city, yunnan province]. | to understand the prevalence of human intestinal parasite infections in lahu ethnic residents so as to provide the evidence for effective control. | 2014 | 24800574 |
| effect of deworming on physical fitness of school-aged children in yunnan, china: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. | there is considerable debate on the health impacts of soil-transmitted helminth infections. we assessed effects of deworming on physical fitness and strength of children in an area in yunnan, people's republic of china, where soil-transmitted helminthiasis is highly endemic. | 2014 | 25010608 |
| control of soil-transmitted helminthiasis in yunnan province, people's republic of china: experiences and lessons from a 5-year multi-intervention trial. | the current global strategy for the control of soil-transmitted helminthiasis emphasises periodic administration of anthelminthic drugs to at-risk populations. however, this approach fails to address the root social and ecological causes of soil-transmitted helminthiasis. for sustainable control, it has been suggested that improvements in water, sanitation and hygiene behaviour are required. we designed a 5-year multi-intervention trial in menghai county, yunnan province, people's republic of ch ... | 2015 | 25308524 |
| tribendimidine and albendazole for treating soil-transmitted helminths, strongyloides stercoralis and taenia spp.: open-label randomized trial. | tribendimidine is an anthelminthic drug with a broad spectrum of activity. in 2004 the drug was approved by chinese authorities for human use. the efficacy of tribendimidine against soil-transmitted helminths (ascaris lumbricoides, hookworm, and trichuris trichiura) has been established, and new laboratory investigations point to activity against cestodes and strongyloides ratti. | 2008 | 18923706 |
| extensive multiparasitism in a village of yunnan province, people's republic of china, revealed by a suite of diagnostic methods. | intestinal multiparasitism, the accuracy of different diagnostic techniques, and the influence of sampling effort were studied among 215 individuals in a bulang village, yunnan province, people's republic of china. behavioral, demographic, and socioeconomic data were obtained by questionnaire. multiple stool specimens were examined by the kato-katz, koga agar plate, baermann, and ether-concentration methods. eight helminth and 7 protozoa species were diagnosed. the prevalence of each of the 3 ma ... | 2008 | 18458311 |