Helminth infestations in Asian women attending an antenatal clinic in England.
Asian women attending an antenatal clinic in England were studied to determine the infestation rates with intestinal helminths. An overall rate of 9% was found, rising to 18% in those women resident for less than 7 years. Indians had a carriage rate of 3%, Pakistanis 7.3% and Bangladeshis 45%. Species detected were hookworm, whipworm (Trichuris trichiura), dwarf tapeworm (Hymenolepis nana) and roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides).
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Dudley Road Hospital, Birmingham.
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D000328:Adult; D001459:Bangladesh / Q000208:ethnology; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006373:Helminthiasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000208:ethnology; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology*; D010154:Pakistan / Q000208:ethnology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology*; D011295:Prenatal Care