| intestinal parasites in southeast-asian refugees. prevalence in a community of laotians. | in response to public concerns, 165 meo laotians had stools screened for intestinal parasites by the illinois department of public health. one hundred twenty-nine had at least one pathogenic parasite detected. hookworm was detected most frequently, followed by giardia lamblia, trichuris trichiura, and ascaris lumbricoides. hookworm and overall infection were more frequent in persons 4 years of age and older, while giardiasis, ascariasis, and trichuriasis were most common in the 4- to 14-year age ... | 1980 | 7431591 |
| reduction of baylisascaris procyonis eggs in raccoon latrines, suburban chicago, illinois, usa. | baylisascaris procyonis, a common roundworm of raccoons, causes severe or fatal human infections, often in suburban areas. to evaluate the effectiveness of a baiting strategy requiring minimal labor, we distributed medicated baits near raccoon latrines in suburban chicago, illinois, usa. this strategy lowered b. procyonis prevalence in raccoons, possibly reducing risk to humans. | 2014 | 25418370 |