title: Prevalence of Strongyloides stercoralis antibodies among a rural Appalachian population--Kentucky, 2013.
abstract: We investigated whether Strongyloides infection remains endemic in rural Kentucky's Appalachian regions; 7 of 378 (1.9%) participants tested positive for Strongyloides antibodies. We identified no statistically significant association between a positive test and travel to a known endemic country (P = 0.58), indicating that transmission in rural Kentucky might be ongoing.
authors.affiliation: Kentucky Department for Public Health, Frankfort, Kentucky; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky.
authors.forename: Elizabeth S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Russell
authors.affiliation: Kentucky Department for Public Health, Frankfort, Kentucky; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky EBGray@cdc.gov.
authors.forename: Elizabeth B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Gray
authors.affiliation: Kentucky Department for Public Health, Frankfort, Kentucky; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky.
authors.forename: Rebekah E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Marshall
authors.affiliation: Kentucky Department for Public Health, Frankfort, Kentucky; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky.
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.affiliation: Kentucky Department for Public Health, Frankfort, Kentucky; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky.
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Beaudoin
authors.affiliation: Kentucky Department for Public Health, Frankfort, Kentucky; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky.
authors.forename: Sukwan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Handali
authors.affiliation: Kentucky Department for Public Health, Frankfort, Kentucky; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky.
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: McAuliffe
authors.affiliation: Kentucky Department for Public Health, Frankfort, Kentucky; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky.
authors.forename: Cheryl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.affiliation: Kentucky Department for Public Health, Frankfort, Kentucky; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky.
authors.forename: Dana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Woodhall
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000097:blood*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007629:Kentucky / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012424:Rural Population; D017171:Strongyloides stercoralis / Q000276:immunology*; D013322:Strongyloidiasis / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000909:Antibodies, Helminth