[Seroepidemiological survey on echinococcosis in primary school pupils of Liyang City of Jiangsu Province].
Three towns with reported echinococcosis cases and five randomly selected towns were chosen and Echinococcus infection in pupils (7-12 years old) was investigated serologically in 2008. The sero-positive rate (IgG) was 0.9% (25/2 768). There was no significant statistical difference on the IgG positive rate between rural and urban areas (chi2 = 2.82, P > 0.05), males and females (chi2 = 0.32, P > 0.05).
Liyang Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Liyang 213300, China.
Li-Zhong
LZ
Huang
D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012574:Schools; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D013334:Students
D000909:Antibodies, Helminth