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. 2011 Jan;17(1):117-9.
doi: 10.3201/eid1701.100920.

Echinostoma revolutum infection in children, Pursat Province, Cambodia

Woon-Mok Sohn  1 , Jong-Yil Chai, Tai-Soon Yong, Keeseon S Eom, Cheong-Ha Yoon, Muth Sinuon, Duong Socheat, Soon-Hyung Lee
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Echinostoma revolutum infection in children, Pursat Province, Cambodia

Woon-Mok Sohn et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Jan.

Abstract

To determine the prevalence of helminthic infections in Pursat Province, Cambodia, we tested fecal specimens from 471 children, 10-14 years of age, in June 2007. The prevalence of infection with echinostome flukes ranged from 7.5% to 22.4% in 4 schools surveyed. Adult worms were identified as Echinostoma revolutum.

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Figure 1
Surveyed area (circle) near Tonle Sap Lake, Pursat Province, Cambodia.
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Echinostoma revolutum specimens recovered from schoolchildren in Pursat Province, Cambodia, which had 2 testes in the postequatorial region. A) An adult worm (8 mm long) showing lobulated testes. B) Another adult worm showing globular testes. C) Head collar of an adult specimen armed with 37 collar spines arranged in a single row, including 5 end-group spines on each side.
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