title: [Epidemiological study on Hymenolepis nana infection in Ciego de Avila Province, Cuba].
abstract: An epidemiological study on H. nana infection was carried out in Ciego de Avila province, Cuba, from 1981 to 1995. In this 15 years period 3,108,422 stool samples were examined for parasites, H. nana eggs were found in 250 (0.008%). Seasonal influence of this parasitism was not detected. There were more cases in children than in adults, with males prevailing over females. The more frequent symptoms and signs were abdominal pain, diarrhea and anorexia which relationships with food habits, dwelling characteristics, children day care center and school orchards are analyzed.
authors.affiliation: Centro Provincial de Higiene y Epidemiología de Ciego de Avila, Cuba.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Suárez Hernández
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bonet Couce
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Díaz González
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ocampo Ruíz
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vidal García
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003462:Cuba / Q000453:epidemiology; D015981:Epidemiologic Factors; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006925:Hymenolepiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006926:Hymenolepis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric
vernacular_title: Estudio epidemiológico de la infección por Hymenolepis nana en la provincia de Ciego de Avila, Cuba.