Prevalence of schistosomiasis and other parasitic diseases among Cambodian refugees residing in Bang-Kaeng holding center, Prachinburi Province, Thailand.
Isolated cases of schistosomiasis were discovered on stool examination among Cambodian refugees residing in Thailand. Further epidemiologic investigations were conducted on a sample of 5,085 Cambodian refugees in the Ban-Kaeng holding center, using the intradermal skin test as a screening device to determine the prevalence of this disease. A positive diagnosis of Schistosoma mekongi was confirmed in 17 of those examined by recovery of eggs in the stool. The prevalence of schistomiasis in the Bang-Kaeng camp was 3.3 cases/1,000 population. All positive cases came from geographic areas in cambodia where schistosomiasis has not been previously reported, indicating that schistosomiasis in Cambodia is currently more widespread than generally believed.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002160:Cambodia / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010272:Parasitic Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012036:Refugees; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013785:Thailand