Prevalence of Paragonimus uterobilateralis infection in children in a Liberian village.
Stool and sputum samples from 127 children in an endemic paragonimiasis area in Liberia, West Africa, were examined for the presence of lung fluke eggs. Samples from nine children (7%) were positive. The eggs were identified as those of Paragonimus uterobilateralis.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007988:Liberia; D008297:Male; D010237:Paragonimiasis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D010270:Parasite Egg Count; D013183:Sputum / Q000469:parasitology