PubMed · 1994 · 15 citations · 0 references
Veterinary MedicineBiologyInfectious DiseasesHelminthologyParasite EpidemiologyParasitologyHelminth EpidemiologyHelminth InfectionsIntestinal ParasitologyParasite DistributionParasitic Disease DiagnosisTrematode InfectionsDiagnostics Of Parasitic DiseasesGastrointestinal HelminthiasisIntestinal HelminthiasisIntestinal Parasite EpidemiologyMixed Parasitic InfectionsMixed Protozoal InfectionsParasite Prevalence StudiesParasitic Helminths
Stool samples from 93 Thais working in Israel were examined for the presence of parasites. The overall prevalence of infection by 1 or more species was 74%. Opisthorchis viverrini and hookworm were the most prevalent parasites (51.6% and 44.1%, respectively). They were also the parasites most frequently found in mixed infections; about a quarter of the workers were infected with both. Other helminths found in only a few cases were: Fasciolopsis buski (3 cases), Taenia sp. (3), Paragonimus sp. (1), Ascaris lumbricoides (1), Trichuris trichiura (1) and Trichostrongylus sp. (1).