Potential Risks for Transmission of Schistosomiasis Caused by Mobile Population in Shanghai / 中国寄生虫学与寄生虫病杂志
Chinese Journal of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases
;
(6)1987.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-589380
ABSTRACT
Objective To understand the potential risk for schistosomiasis transmission caused by introduction of infection source from mobile population in Shanghai. Methods Field investigation was conducted in the suburb of Shanghai City by screening the mobile population living in Shanghai for more than 1 month and over 1 years old in a procedure of interviewing, serum indirect hemagglutination (IHA) test, and then fecal examination to detect the eggs with nylon sedimentation approach for those IHA positives. Results Among 2 931 mobile people investigated, 1 575 were male (53.74%) and 1 356 were female(46.26%); 138 out of 2 931 were positive in IHA test (4.71%). 1 938 (66.12%) out of 2 931 came from Schistosoma japonicum-endemic provinces and its positive rate in mobile population (5.99%) was significantly higher than those from the transmission-interrupted provinces (2.6%) (?2=10.28, P
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Type of study:
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Chinese
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Chinese Journal of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases
Year:
1987
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