Publication: Intestinal sarcocystosis in Thai laborers
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1996-03-01
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01251562
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Mahidol University
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Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. Vol.27, No.1 (1996), 43-46
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Polrat Wilairatana, Prayong Radomyos, Bangern Radomyos, Rungson Phraevanich, Wanna Plooksawasdi, Porntep Chanthavanich, Chaisin Viravan, Sornchai Looareesuwan Intestinal sarcocystosis in Thai laborers. Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. Vol.27, No.1 (1996), 43-46. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/17750
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Intestinal sarcocystosis in Thai laborers
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To determine the prevalence of Sarcocystis and other intestinal parasites in Thai laborers who were going abroad for work, stool examinations of 362 asymptomatic laborers were studied. The four most frequently parasites found in stool were Sarcocystis sp (23.2%), Opisthorchis viverini (40.3%), hookworm (21.5%), and Strongyloides stercoralis (14.1%). Giardia intestinalis (5.2%), Entamoeba coli (1.7%), Endolimax nana (2.5%), Blastocystis hominis (4.1%), Echinostoma sp (3.6%), Trichuris trichiura (0.3%), Taenia sp (1.7%), Hymenolepis nana (0.6%), and Enterobius vermicularis (0.3%) were present at low rates. Sarcocystis were frequently found in male laborers (83.3%) (p < .01). The laborers from northeastern Thailand (n = 278) had a higher prevalence (26.6%) of Sarcocystis infection (p < .01). This study shows that Thai laborers, particularly from northeastern Thailand, are commonly infected with intestinal parasites. The high prevalence rates of Sarcocystis and other intestinal parasites in this study were indicative of the local habit of eating raw beef and pork, poor living conditions, and low levels of hygiene in Thai laborers. Sarcocystosis could be a significant food-borne zoonotic infection in Thailand.