title: [Investigation on serology, risk factor and awareness of angiostrongylus cantonensis in Hainan province].
abstract: Five survey sites were selected from Hainan Province and one village were randomly extracted in each site. A survey that covered knowledge and risk factor on angiostrongyliasis cantonensis was conducted and infection rate of Angiostrongylus cantonensis tested by ELISA. Among 393 sampled people, the sero-positive IgG rate was 20.6% and about 39.7% residents were found with a history of eating snails in recent half year, 12.5% from respondents had the habit of eating raw snails. Questionnairing showed that the ratio of awareness on A. cantonensis was 8.4%. All factors were analyzed by multi-logistic module and showed that the history of snail-eating and resident area may be the risk factors.
authors.affiliation: Hainan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Haikou 570203, China.
authors.forename: Yu-chun
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xi-min
authors.initials: XM
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Chong-jin
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Tong
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Mei-tong
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Shan-qing
authors.initials: SQ
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D017185:Angiostrongylus cantonensis; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D016266:Food Parasitology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D012698:Serologic Tests; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012908:Snails / Q000469:parasitology; D017206:Strongylida Infections / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D055815:Young Adult