title: Intestinal protozoan infections and echinococcosis in the inhabitants of Dornod and Selenge, Mongolia (2003).
abstract: The status of intestinal parasitic infections and seroprevalence of cystic echinococcosis in the inhabitants in Dornod and Selenge, Mongolia, was observed with stool and serum samples from 165 and 683 residents from August 9 to August 15, 2003. A total of 10 inhabitants (6.1%) were found to be infected with protozoan cysts or oocysts by stool examinations; 7, 1 and 2 cases with Entamoeba coli, Giardia lamblia and Cryptosporidium parvum, respectively. A total of 62 people (9.1%) revealed significantly high levels of specific antibodies against Echinococcus granulosus by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The surveyed areas are rural areas and the sanitized tab water is not available. There is a possibility of endemic transmission of water-borne protozoan diseases in these areas. The clinical echinococcosis is needed to be searched from the seropositive inhabitants.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon 200-702, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Sun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Huh
authors.forename: Jae-Ran
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Jong-Il
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Choijamts
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gotov
authors.forename: Radnaabazar
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Janchiv
authors.forename: Jeong-Sun
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Seo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016785:Cryptosporidium parvum / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004747:Entamoeba / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology*; D016829:Giardia lamblia / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008986:Mongolia / Q000453:epidemiology; D011528:Protozoan Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology