Publications

intestinal parasites in children and adults with and without abdominal discomfort from the kathmandu area of nepal.	the present study on intestinal parasites from the kathmandu area of nepal found that in subjectively healthy children (hc) and adults (ha) the total parasite load was 28.1% and 38.8%, respectively, whereas children (adc) and adults (ada) with abdominal discomfort had a load of 62.7% and 67.8%. the prevalence of nematodes in the 4 groups was significantly higher in those with abdominal discomfort, particularly of hookworm, enterobius, and ascaris. hymenolepis nana was the most common tapeworm, a ...	1996	8783972
contamination of soil with helminth parasite eggs in nepal.	contamination of soil with helminth eggs in kathmandu valley (n=122) and outside of valley (n=34) in nepal was investigated with the use of centrifugal floatation technique using sucrose solution (sp gr 1.200). the overall soil contamination rate was 36.5% (57/156). the prevalence was uniform in kathmandu valley (36.9%) and outside of the valley (35.3%). a mean of six helminth eggs per sample were detected out of which more than half were embryonated (potentially infective). in kathmandu valley, ...	2000	11127345