title: [Epidemiological characteristics of soil-borne nematodiasis in Xiamen City].
abstract: The infection rate of soil-borne nematodes was 6.37% in Xiamen City, 2008, and among which the infection rates of hookworm, Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura and pinworm were 5.97%, 0.29%, 0.09% and 20.13%, respectively. The infection rate of soil-borne nematodes outside the island and that of pinworm in children were still high.
authors.affiliation: Xiamen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Fujian Province, Xiamen 361021, China.
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Guo-Wei
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Ming-Zhai
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Hua-Fang
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Min-Zhen
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Xue-Mei
authors.initials: XM
authors.lastname: Ke
authors.forename: Zhi-Nan
authors.initials: ZN
authors.lastname: Guo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D017164:Ascaris lumbricoides / Q000469:parasitology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D004757:Enterobius / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D012987:Soil / Q000469:parasitology*; D014258:Trichuris / Q000469:parasitology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D012987:Soil