[Paragonimus skrjabini infection in animal reservoir hosts and questionnairing in residents at a village of Hubei Province].
Freshwater crabs (Sinopotamon denticulatum) were examined for metacercariae. Cats and dogs were also examined for Paragonimus infection. Questionnairing was carried out on health knowledge and behaviors among local residents in a village of Baokang County, Hubei Province. Results showed that the infection rate of Paragonimus skrjabini metacercariae in Sinopotamon denticulatum was 20.5% (46/214), with 15.6% (20/128) in a mining area and 30.2% (26/86) for the non-mining area respectively (chi2 = 6.5, P < 0.05). The prevalence in cats and dogs was 25.0% (6/24) and 17.6% (6/34) respectively (chi2 = 0.46, P > 0.05). Questionnairing showed that dogs and cats were with the habit of foraging and defecating at streams and children had the habits of eating raw or under-cooked crabs. The natural and ecological environments are in favor of the life cycle of P. skrjabini.
Xu
Zheng-Min
ZM
Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, Medical School, Xiangfan Vocational and Technical College, Xiangfan 441021, China.
Li
Ling
L
Wu
Xiao-Ying
XY
Zhao
Han-Fen
HF
Du
Ai-Ping
AP
Hu
Sheng-Mei
SM
Tao
Yong-Ping
YP
Sun
Li
L
Tang
Yu-Cheng
YC
Li
Ming-Hua
MH
Zhang
Zhi-Yong
ZY
Li
Zhi-Shan
ZS
D000818:Animals; D033381:Anomura / Q000469:parasitology; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology; D002415:Cats; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology; D004285:Dogs; D017753:Ecosystem; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D006801:Humans; D010237:Paragonimiasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D010238:Paragonimus / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires