High Prevalence of Echinostoma mekongi Infection in Schoolchildren and Adults, Kandal Province, Cambodia

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 conf...

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases 2024-03, Vol.30 (3), p.572-576
Main Authors: Jung, Bong-Kwang, Chang, Taehee, Ryoo, Seungwan, Hong, Sooji, Lee, Jeonggyu, Hong, Sung-Jong, Sohn, Woon-Mok, Khieu, Virak, Huy, Rekol, Chai, Jong-Yil
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Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
Analysis
Animals
Bats
Cambodia
Cambodia - epidemiology
Causes of
Dispatch
Echinostoma
Echinostoma mekongi
Eggs
Elementary school students
Fluke infections
food safety
Gastropoda
Health aspects
Health promotion
helminths
High Prevalence of
Infection in Schoolchildren and Adults, Kandal Province, Cambodia
Infections
Mollusks
Phylogenetics
Prevalence
Public health
Research centers
Risk factors
Serogroup
snails
Statistics
Tropical diseases
vector-borne infections
Worms
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid3003.240001