new observations in recent years have accented differences between the two common hookworms, ancylostoma duodenale and necator americanus, with respect to modes of transmision and pathogenicity, and have established ancylostoma ceylanicum as a species distinct from a. braziliense. transmammary and paratenic transmission are now considered to be natural modes of infection in ancylostoma caninum ...

A parasitological survey was conducted on the inhabitants of 6 villages of Likupang, Minahasa Peninsula, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, in August 1991. A total of 419 fecal samples were examined by using direct smear, flotation, formalin ether concentration, Harada-Mori culture and agar-plate culture techniques. Five nematode and 7 protozoan parasites were detected, while trematode and cestode infe...

Between November 2001 and December 2002, 600 dog fecal samples were collected in main squares and public parks of 13 cities in Chile, from the extreme north to the extreme south of the country. The samples were processed in the laboratory by centrifugal sedimentation and the Harada-Mori methods. T. canis eggs were found in 12 cities. Detection rates ranged from 1.9 to 12.5% with an average of 5...

A field survey was conducted in 4 primary schools in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, southern Thailand. By Sasa modified Harada-Mori cultivation method, 1.8% of the schoolchildren were found to be infected with Strongyloides stercoralis, and 25.1% had hookworm infection. By Kato's thick smear method, the overall prevalence of soil-transmitted helminths was 46.8%, being Trichuris trichiura 28.5%, ...

A cross-sectional study was carried out from March until September 1992 in 4 different geo-climatic ruraL villages in Bali to assess the prevalence of Strongyloides stercoralis infection relate! to age, gender and geo-cLimatic condition. The number of selected samples using multistage stratified random sampling based on age and gender was 2880. Strongyloides larvae in stool samples were identff...

Infeksi kecacingan masih menjadi masalah di Indonesia, prevalensi cacingan Indonesia pada umumnya sangat tinggi terutama golongan penduduk yang kurang mampu mempunyai risiko terjangkit penyakit ini. cacing juga dapat muncul kehamilan dan salah satu penyebab anemia ibu. Anemia terkait dengan mortalitas morbiditas ibu bayi. Upaya pencegahan hamil dilakukan dalam pelayanan asuhan antenatal care me...

Las parasitosis intestinales son un problema de salud en el Perú. El objetivo del presente trabajo fue determinar la prevalencia enteroparasitosis 66 pobladores dos localidades Yurimaguas: Caserío Grau (Localidad #1) y cuatro asentamientos humanos: Buena Vista, La Molina, Madeiros Natividad #2), Alto Amazonas, Loreto, estudio naturaleza observacional, analítico, descriptivo-transversal prospect...

PURPOSE To determine the applicability of the international revised diagnostic criteria for Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease. METHODS Retrospective study. Medical charts of 140 patients with the diagnosis of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease, from the Uveitis Sector of the Federal University of Sao Paulo (UNIFESP), were revised and classified following the revised diagnostic criteria. RESULTS Of the...

ObjectiveSoil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections is prevalent in some areas Indonesia. We predicted that there are few urban area hotspots, especially the less developed area. This study aimed to determine prevalence of STH infection children and its association with environmental factor Jakarta's area.MethodsThis observational took place slum Pluit Penjaringan, North Jakarta. Stool samples ...