title: Intestinal and blood parasites in the North Lore District, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.
abstract: Over 1,000 stool specimens from residents of the Napu and Besoa Valleys, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia were examined. Schistosoma japonicum was detected in 31% of Napu Valley residents while in only 2% of the Besoa Valley residents. Hookworm infections were the most frequently encountered helminth parasitisms in both valleys. Other helminth parasites encountered were: Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, Enterobius vermicularis, Strongyloides stercoralis, Physaloptera sp., Diphyllobothrium sp., echinostome and heterophyid trematodes. Intestinal protozoa endemic to the area were: Entamoeba histolytica, E. coli, E. hartmanni, Iodamoebe bütschlii, Giardia lamblia, Chilomastix mesnili and Trichomonas hominis. Plasmodium falciparum was responsible for malaria parasitaemias in 5% of 1353 specimens examined and Brugia malayi microfilaraemias were detected in 10% of 972 specimens examined.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001769:Blood / Q000469:parasitology; D002009:Brugia; D002648:Child; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D005368:Filariasis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006373:Helminthiasis / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007214:Indonesia; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008288:Malaria / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum; D011528:Protozoan Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012737:Sex Factors