Paragonimiasis in Sin Ho District, Lai Chau Province, Viet Nam.
Forty-four cases of pulmonary paragonimiasis, two also with evidence of cerebral infection, were found in Sin Ho District in Northern Viet Nam. There were 30 males and 14 females, 2-30 years of age. The diagnosis was made by sputum examination. Pet dogs and wild dogs in the area were also found infected and the people often eat roasted crabs.
Vien
C V
CV
National Institute for Clinical Research in Tropical Disease, Hai Ba Trung Hospital, Viet Nam.
Phue
N C
NC
Ha
L D
LD
Tuan
L M
LM
Van
N T
NT
Pao
T C
TC
Hoa
L T
LT
Phoung
C T
CT
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000980:Antiplatyhelmintic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D004285:Dogs; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008174:Lung Diseases, Parasitic / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D010237:Paragonimiasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000662:veterinary; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012424:Rural Population; D014744:Vietnam / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology
D000980:Antiplatyhelmintic Agents; D011223:Praziquantel