Intestinal parasitisms in the Inthas

ABSTRACT

Stool samples of 107 adult Inthas were examined first at the place of collection and then at the Burma Medical Research Institute Laboratory. Entamoeba coli cysts were found in 10.29 per cent, Ascaris eggs in 3.63 per cent, hookworm eggs in 2.71 per cent and Taenia eggs in 2.71 per cent. The incidence of intestinal parasitisms in the Inthas is compared with the incidence in Tarons and Htalus (Tu, 1967) and in the case of hookworm, also with the incidence in a Burmese village group. It is concluded that the intestinal parasitisms of the Inthas should not constitute a health problem because of their low incidence.