Prevalence of Ascaris lumbricoides infection in a small Nova Scotian community.
A survey of Ascaris lumbricoides prevalence was conducted during 1976 and 1977 in a rural community of Nova Scotia. Of 431 individuals tested, 121 (28.1%) were infected. All those infected were under 20 years of age. There was no difference in the rate of infection between households with pigsties and those without. A significantly higher prevalence rate was found in homes where feces were disposed of in the yard and water was obtained from a dug well. In a concurrent random survey taken in the Halifax metropolitan area, none of the 276 individuals tested was infected.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001196:Ascariasis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000635:transmission; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005243:Feces; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009674:Nova Scotia; D012424:Rural Population; D012722:Sewage; D013552:Swine; D014881:Water Supply
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