title: [Epidemiological study of intestinal helminthiasis in 4 Barombi villages (Cameroon-South-West Province)].
abstract: The prevalence of intestinal helminthiasis is measured by means of stool examinations. Larvae of S. stercoralis are seen in 9.8% of the specimens, eggs of A. lumbricoides in 51.4%, eggs of T. trichiura in 85.2% and eggs of N. americanus in 64.1%. Strongyloidiasis occurs in foci and affects 16.8% of the inhabitants in one of the studied villages.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002163:Cameroon; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010270:Parasite Egg Count
vernacular_title: Etude épidémiologique des helminthiases intestinales dans quatre villages Barombi (Cameroun-Province du Sud-Ouest).