Intestinal and blood parasites of man on Alor Island Southeast Indonesia.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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1980 Mar; 11(1): 43-7
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-32448
ABSTRACT
A survey of blood and intestinal parasites in a coastal and a mountainous area of the remote island of Alor, southeastern Indonesia revealed widespread infection with pathogenic intestinal protozoa and helminths, malaria and filaria. Amoebiasis (31.2%), ascariasis (35.3%) and hookworm infections (28.6%) were common, reflecting primitive sanitation and hygiene. Trichuriasis rates (6.8%) were less than expected perhaps due to the prolonged dry season and soil factors in the area. Timor filariasis was found in coastal villagers (10.5%), but not in persons living at an elevation of 500 meters; a low rate of bancroftian filariasis (1.8%) was found in both areas. Malaria, caused by P. vivax, P. falciparum and P. malariae was mesoendemic. Soil-transmitted and vector-borne parasitic infections are an important health problem in the populations examined.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Protozoan Infections
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Species Specificity
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Blood
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Adolescent
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Adult
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Year:
1980
Type:
Article
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