[Epidemiological characteristics of soil-borne nematodiasis in Xiamen City]

Zhongguo Xue Xi Chong Bing Fang Zhi Za Zhi. 2012 Feb;24(1):109-10.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

The infection rate of soil-borne nematodes was 6.37% in Xiamen City, 2008, and among which the infection rates of hookworm, Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura and pinworm were 5.97%, 0.29%, 0.09% and 20.13%, respectively. The infection rate of soil-borne nematodes outside the island and that of pinworm in children were still high.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Animals
  • Ascaris lumbricoides / parasitology
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • China / epidemiology
  • Enterobius / parasitology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Nematode Infections / epidemiology*
  • Nematode Infections / prevention & control
  • Nematode Infections / transmission
  • Soil / parasitology*
  • Trichuris / parasitology
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Soil