| human intestinal parasitism in three areas of indonesia: a survey. | stools from 1387 people were examined quantitatively for eggs of nematode parasites. the people were residents of padangganting, near sawahlunto, sumatra (227 people), sukamaju and cibungur rubber plantations near sukabumi, java (831 people) and the villages of mahima and rabo near reo, manggarai, flores (329 people). ascaris lumbricoides, trichuris trichiura and necator americanus were common; ancylostoma was not observed. prevalence of parasitism was highest in java and lowest in flores. egg c ... | 1984 | 6543421 |
| malnutrition, malaria and intestinal worms in young children. | a study is reported from two indonesian villages on the prevalence of malnutrition, malaria and intestinal worms among children aged 6-17 months. malnutrition, insofar as it is reflected by blood haemoglobin levels, was the most widespread problem and was evidently caused by food shortages and unsatisfactory traditional feeding practices rather than by disease or other environmental risk factors. | 1997 | 9233058 |