| current infection rate of giardia lamblia in two provinces of thailand. | the aim of this study was to survey for the current rate of giardia lamblia infection in three different districts in two provinces of thailand, surin and samut sakhon, in march 2002, october 2003, and march 2004. two districts are rural areas and another is sub-urban. volunteers of any age from surin province and children aged between 5 to 7 years old from three secondary schools in samut sakhon were enrolled for the stool examination. the method used was stool examination by both simple smear ... | 2005 | 16438174 |
| screening for intestinal parasitic infections among myanmar migrant workers in thai food industry: a high-risk transmission. | the impact of intestinal parasitic infections on public health has been neglected. millions of myanmar natives have migrated to work in thailand. we performed a study of intestinal parasitic infections in myanmar-migrants working in the thai food industry. a total of 338 myanmar migrant workers in a food plant at samut sakhon province, thailand, were recruited for this study. 284 (84%) returned requested stool samples. samples were examined for intestinal parasites by means of simple smear, form ... | 2009 | 18815883 |
| health status of immigrant children and environmental survey of child daycare centers in samut sakhon province, thailand. | samut sakhon is a thai province popular among immigrants attracted to work in factories and the thai food industry, especially people from myanmar. poor personal-hygiene behaviors, crowded accommodation and limited sanitation, result in health problems among immigrant workers. various infectious diseases among this group are seen and managed by samut sakhon general hospital. the impact of intestinal parasitic infections on public health is well known; they can spread from infected immigrant area ... | 2016 | 25502792 |