| prevalence of ascaris lumbricoides infection in a small nova scotian community. | a survey of ascaris lumbricoides prevalence was conducted during 1976 and 1977 in a rural community of nova scotia. of 431 individuals tested, 121 (28.1%) were infected. all those infected were under 20 years of age. there was no difference in the rate of infection between households with pigsties and those without. a significantly higher prevalence rate was found in homes where feces were disposed of in the yard and water was obtained from a dug well. in a concurrent random survey taken in the ... | 1984 | 6476203 |