title: [Paragonimus skrjabini infection in animal reservoir hosts and questionnairing in residents at a village of Hubei Province].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, Medical School, Xiangfan Vocational and Technical College, Xiangfan 441021, China.
authors.forename: Zheng-Min
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xiao-Ying
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Han-Fen
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Ai-Ping
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Du
authors.forename: Sheng-Mei
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Yong-Ping
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Tao
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Yu-Cheng
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Ming-Hua
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Zhi-Yong
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Zhi-Shan
authors.initials: ZS
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: 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