title: [The current prevalence of intestinal parasites in Beijing].
abstract: Following the requirements of the "National survey on the current status of the major human parasitic diseases", the investigation was conducted in June-October 2002 in 5 districts (counties) of Beijing with a sample of 7912 people. The overall prevalence rate of intestinal parasites was 2.9%, significantly lower than the result from the first survey in 1988-1989 (34.8%) (chi2=3 227.45, P<0.05), revealing that intestinal parasitic infections are not an important risk for people in Beijing Municipality in general.
authors.affiliation: Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, China.
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.forename: Xiao-mei
authors.initials: XM
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xiao-yan
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Yao-wu
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Jiang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Xiong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Gui-hua
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Qing-ying
authors.initials: QY
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Hai-zhu
authors.initials: HZ
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Hua-yong
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010270:Parasite Egg Count; D015995:Prevalence; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires