Subject(s)
Helminthiasis, Animal/epidemiology , Helminthiasis/epidemiology , Helminths/isolation & purification , Soil/parasitology , Adolescent , Animals , Cats , Child , Child Care , Child, Preschool , Dogs , Fruit/parasitology , Helminthiasis/prevention & control , Helminthiasis, Animal/prevention & control , Humans , Mass Screening , Parasite Egg Count , Prevalence , Risk Factors , Sanitation , Schools , Ukraine/epidemiology , Vegetables/parasitologyABSTRACT
The authors review of researches into the influence of socioeconomic factors of development of the town (migration, urbanization, etc.) on the formation or reduction of hymenolepidosis foci. Emphasis is laid on various influences of the above factors on the distribution of hymenolepidiasis. The importance of helminthic control is well underlined. Annual medical examination of the whole population is considered to be the main prophylactic measure introduced into computer educational programs. The problems to be immediately solved by health administrators are outlined.
Subject(s)
Hymenolepiasis/prevention & control , Adolescent , Adult , Animals , Child , Child, Preschool , Emigration and Immigration , Family , Health Surveys , Humans , Hymenolepiasis/epidemiology , Hymenolepis/isolation & purification , Risk Factors , Ukraine/epidemiology , UrbanizationABSTRACT
Based on their retrospective epidemiological analysis and examination of 56 outpatient case histories, the authors have studied the clinical and epidemiological regularities of hymenolepiasis in the Ivano-Frankovsk region, which is characterized by: 1) its epidemic and familial pattern, mainly afflicting rural populations, young schoolchildren in particular; 2) high contagiousness and incidence of multiinvasions in the tense foci; 3) a number of the most typical syndromes identified in the clinical picture of helminthic infections, which may serve as criteria for selecting patients for laboratory studies.
