[Investigation on serology, risk factor and awareness of angiostrongylus cantonensis in Hainan province].

ABSTRACT

Five survey sites were selected from Hainan Province and one village were randomly extracted in each site. A survey that covered knowledge and risk factor on angiostrongyliasis cantonensis was conducted and infection rate of Angiostrongylus cantonensis tested by ELISA. Among 393 sampled people, the sero-positive IgG rate was 20.6% and about 39.7% residents were found with a history of eating snails in recent half year, 12.5% from respondents had the habit of eating raw snails. Questionnairing showed that the ratio of awareness on A. cantonensis was 8.4%. All factors were analyzed by multi-logistic module and showed that the history of snail-eating and resident area may be the risk factors.