A Cross-Sectional Study of Intestinal Parasitic Infections in a Rural District of West China
Author(s) -
Ning Tang,
Nian Ji Luo
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
canadian journal of infectious diseases and medical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1918-1493
pISSN - 1712-9532
DOI - 10.1155/2003/721930
Subject(s) - entamoeba coli , blastocystis , enterobius , ascaris lumbricoides , entamoeba histolytica , veterinary medicine , strongyloides stercoralis , trichuris trichiura , population , biology , intestinal parasite , ancylostoma duodenale , feces , strongyloidiasis , helminths , medicine , environmental health , necator americanus , immunology , microbiology and biotechnology
Parasitic infections are widespread in rural areas of West China. The remote and humid environment, traditional ways of life, contaminated potable water and limited health services all contribute to the transmission and persistence of fecal parasites.
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