A survey of helminthic infections in the residents of rural areas near Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
A total of 738 samples was collected to survey the helminthic infections of residents in two rural areas near Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia for 2 weeks from July 23 to August 2, 1998. Among 391 scotch-taped slides of anal swabs of children and of young teenagers. Enterobius vermicularis eggs were detected in 138 cases (35.3%). With the fecal samples of 206 Kato-Katz thick smear slides from adults, the eggs of E. vermicularis were observed in 9 cases and Taenia sp. in one case, respectively. And by ELISA on 141 blood samples absorbed to blood sampling paper, 12 cases (8.5%) were found to be positive against the hydatid cyst antigen. Enterobiasis and hydatidosis are two major endemic diseases which are related closely to the life style of Mongolian.
Lee
D S
DS
Department of Parasitology, Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine, Seoul.
Chung
B H
BH
Lee
N S
NS
Nam
H W
HW
Kim
J H
JH
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000947:Antigens, Helminth / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D017229:Enterobiasis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004757:Enterobius / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008986:Mongolia / Q000453:epidemiology; D010270:Parasite Egg Count; D015995:Prevalence; D012424:Rural Population; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
D000947:Antigens, Helminth