Human parasitoses in Bali, Indonesia

A survey of intestinal and blood parasites of man was conducted on the island of Bali, Indonesia in 1974. A total of 270 stool specimens from three villages were examined. Both Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura were found in more than 90% of those examined, and hookworm eggs in 59%. Other...

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Published in:	Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health Vol. 11; no. 3; p. 319
Main Authors:	Stafford, E E, Sudomo, M, Masri, S, Brown, R J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Thailand 01-09-1980
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Age Factors Child Child, Preschool Feces - parasitology Female Humans Indonesia Infant Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic - epidemiology Malaria - epidemiology Male Middle Aged Indonesia
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Summary:	A survey of intestinal and blood parasites of man was conducted on the island of Bali, Indonesia in 1974. A total of 270 stool specimens from three villages were examined. Both Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura were found in more than 90% of those examined, and hookworm eggs in 59%. Other intestinal helminth and protozoan parasites found were: Enterobius vermicularis, Entamoeba histolytica, Entamoeba coli, Endolimax nana, and Iodamoeba bütschlii. Taeniid proglottids, Hymenolepis diminuta and dicrocoeliid-like trematode eggs were each found once. No microfilariae were found in 284 blood smears examined, however, in the village of Kusamba, Plasmodium vivax (3 cases) and Plasmodium falciparum (2 cases) were diagnosed.
ISSN:	0125-1562