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

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Jung, Bong-Kwang ; Chang, Taehee ; Ryoo, Seungwan ; Hong, Sooji ; Lee, Jeonggyu ; Hong, Sung-Jong ; Sohn, Woon-Mok ; Khieu, Virak ; Huy, Rekol ; Chai, Jong-Yil
• Description:
  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.
• Subjects:
  • Animals
  • Echinostom
  • Gastropoda
  • Prevalence
  • Serogroup
• Keywords:
  • Echinostoma mekongi
  • Cambodia
  • helminths
  • vector-borne infections
  • food safety
  • snails
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2024; 30(3):572-576
• Pubmed ID:
  38407225
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10902544
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Cambodia
• Volume:
  30
• Issue:
  3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/148804/cdc_148804_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.14 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:6493b83fc8e0e45f45c2dac49abb90c7c89bd65ed6c4809bc5fe10f85a0e9103