Prevalence of intestinal helminth parasitism in ten lakeside fishing villages of Laguna Province

Issue Date

1-1990

Abstract

Stool samples collected from inhabitants of ten fishing villages belonging to eight lakeshore towns of Laguna were examined using the direct faecal smear method for the presence of egg of Ascaris, Trichuris, Entorobius, Strongyloides and Necator americanus. The most common parasitic infections were Ascaris, 90.8%, for Trichuris, 17.04%, for Necator americanus, 2.99%, for Strongyloides and Enterobius, 0.33%. Children 10 years old and below tended to be the more heavily infected with Ascaris and Trichuris, with the infection rate decreasing as age increased. No such pattern was noted for Strongyloides and Nector americanus. Each of the villages surveyed showed basically the same prevalence rates, with no drastic divergence from the general trend.

Source or Periodical Title

U.P. LOS BAŇOS JOURNAL

Volume

1

Issue

1

Page

97-104

Document Type

Article

Frequency

semi-annually

Physical Description

tables, graphs

Language

English

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