Korean J Parasitol.  2017 Oct;55(5):579-582. 10.3347/kjp.2017.55.5.579.

Intestinal Parasite Infections among Inhabitants in Yanbian Prefecture, Jilin Province, China

• Lee MR
• Shin HE
• Chung BS
• Lee SE
• Ju JW
• Xu L
• Nan CL
• Park MY
• Cho SH

• KMID: 2395765
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2017.55.5.579

Abstract

To investigate the prevalence of intestinal parasite infections in Yanbian Prefecture, Jilin Province, China, epidemiological surveys were conducted on a collaboration basis between the Korean Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Yanbian Center for Disease Control and Prevention. A total of 8,396 (males 3,737 and females 4,659) stool samples were collected from 8 localities and examined with the formalin-ether sedimentation technique, and additionally examined with the cellotape anal swab to detect Enterobius vermicularis eggs. The overall rate of intestinal parasites was 1.57%. The prevalence of Ascaris lumbricoides was the highest (0.80%), followed by Entamoeba spp. (0.23%), heterophyid flukes (0.15%), Clonorchis sinensis (0.08%), Enterobius vermicularis (0.07%), hookworms (0.06%), Trichostrongylus spp. (0.06%), Giardia lamblia (0.04%), Paragonimus spp. (0.02%), Diphyllobothrium spp. (0.02%), Trichuris trichiura (0.02%). The prevalence by sex was similar, 1.58% (n=59) in males and 1.57% (n=73) in females. By the present study, it is partly revealed that the prevalences of intestinal parasite infections are relatively low among the inhabitants of Yanbian Prefecture, Jilin Province, China.

Keyword

Prevalence; intestinal parasite; fecal examination; Yanbian; China

MeSH Terms

Ancylostomatoidea
Ascaris lumbricoides
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
China*
Clonorchis sinensis
Cooperative Behavior
Diphyllobothrium
Eggs
Entamoeba
Enterobius
Female
Giardia lamblia
Humans
Male
Ovum
Paragonimus
Parasites*
Prevalence
Trematoda
Trichostrongylus
Trichuris