| 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 |