High Prevalence of Echinostoma mekongi Infection in Schoolchildren and Adults, Kandal Province, Cambodia.
Emerg Infect Dis
; 30(3): 572-576, 2024 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-38407225
ABSTRACT
A high prevalence of Echinostoma mekongi infection (13.9%; 260/1,876) was found among schoolchildren and adults in Kandal Province, Cambodia, by fecal examination, worm expulsion, and molecular analysis of cox1 and nd1 genes. The source of infection was consumption of Pila sp. snails, a finding confirmed morphologically and molecularly.
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Collection:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Echinostoma
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Gastropoda
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
Emerg Infect Dis
Journal subject:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Year:
2024
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Article