Intestinal and blood parasites of man in Bireuen and Takengon, Aceh Province, Sumatra, Indonesia.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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1976 Dec; 7(4): 518-22
Article
in English
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| ID: sea-34914
ABSTRACT
A survey for blood and intestinal parasites was carried out in Aceh Province of North Sumatra, Indonesia. A total of 348 stool specimens were obtained from 167 males and 181 females ranging in age from 6 months to 70 years. Over 98% of the population sampled were found infected with at least one intestinal parasite. Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, hookworm and Entamoeba coli, in that order, were the most common parasites detected. Other intestinal parasites found less frequently were Entamoeba histolytica, Iodamoeba bütschlii, Entamoeba hartmanni, Endolimax nana and Giardia lamblia, Brugia malayi microfilaraemias were detected in 2% of those examined and only in the coastal villages of Cot Ketapang and Rusip Dayah. No malaria was found.
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Main subject:
Blood
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Aged
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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
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Feces
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Year:
1976
Type:
Article
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