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. 2002 Sep;40(3):153-5.
doi: 10.3347/kjp.2002.40.3.153.

Status of intestinal parasites infection among primary school children in Kampongcham, Cambodia

Kyu-Jae Lee  1 , Yong-Tae Bae, Dong-Heui Kim, Young-Kun Deung, Yong-Suk Ryang, Hun-Joo Kim, Kyung-Il Im, Tai-Soon Yong
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Status of intestinal parasites infection among primary school children in Kampongcham, Cambodia

Kyu-Jae Lee et al. Korean J Parasitol. 2002 Sep.

Abstract

A survey was made to find the extent of intestinal parasite infection in Kampongcham, Cambodia in February 2002. A total of 251 fecal specimens were collected from Tonlebat primary school children and examined by formalin-ether sedimentation technique. The overall infection rate of intestinal parasite was 54.2% (males, 57.3%; females, 50.8%). The infection rate of intestinal helminths by the species were as follows: Ascaris lumbricoides 26.3%, Echinostoma sp. 15.6%, hookworm 6.4%, Opisthorchis sp. 4.0%, Rhabditis sp. 2.4%, and Trichuris trichiura 0.4%. The infection rate of intestinal protozoa were as follows: E. coli 7.6%, G. lamblia 3.2%, I. butschlii 3.2%, and E. histolytica 0.8%. More than two different kinds of parasites were found in 16.7% of the stool samples. All the children infected were treated with albendazole, praziquantel and metronidazole according to parasite species. The results showed that intestinal parasites are highly endemic in this area.

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