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Prevalence of schistosomiasis and other parasitic diseases among Cambodian refugees residing in Bang-Kaeng holding center, Prachinburi Province, Thailand

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1982-01-01

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00029637

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10.4269/ajtmh.1982.31.988

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2-s2.0-0019996703

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Mahidol University

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American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Vol.31, No.5 (1982), 988-990

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B. Keittivuti, T. D'Agnes, A. Keittivuti, M. Viravaidya Prevalence of schistosomiasis and other parasitic diseases among Cambodian refugees residing in Bang-Kaeng holding center, Prachinburi Province, Thailand. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Vol.31, No.5 (1982), 988-990. doi:10.4269/ajtmh.1982.31.988 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/30328

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Prevalence of schistosomiasis and other parasitic diseases among Cambodian refugees residing in Bang-Kaeng holding center, Prachinburi Province, Thailand

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B. Keittivuti
 T. D'Agnes
 A. Keittivuti
 M. Viravaidya

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Mahidol University

Abstract

Isolated cases of schistosomiasis were discovered on stool examination among Cambodian refugees residing in Thailand. Further epidemiologic investigations were conducted on a sample of 5,085 Cambodian refugees in the Ban-Kaeng holding center, using the intradermal skin test as a screening device to determine the prevalence of this disease. A positive diagnosis of Schistosoma mekongi was confirmed in 17 of those examined by recovery of eggs in the stool. The prevalence of schistomiasis in the Bang-Kaeng camp was 3.3 cases/1,000 population. All positive cases came from geographic areas in Cambodia where schistosomiasis has not been previously reported, indicating that schistosomiasis in Cambodia is currently more widespread than generally believed.

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Immunology and Microbiology
 Medicine

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