title: Intestinal parasitism in Himachal Pradesh.
abstract: A total of 1629 cases were included in the study for the presence of intestinal parasites during 12 mobile camps in different areas of Himachal Pradesh. 47.08% were positive for parasites. The prevalence rate of helminthic parasites was 32.41% and that of protozoal parasites was 20.81%. The parasitic prevalence has been discussed in the light of peculiar geographical situation of the area.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Microbiology, IG Medical College, Shimla.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Thakur
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Vaidya
mesh_terms: D000531:Altitude; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003906:Developing Countries; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*