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