Intestinal and blood parasites of man in Bireuen and Takengon, Aceh Province, Sumatra, Indonesia.
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1976-12-01
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A survey for blood and intestinal parasites was carried out in Aceh Province of North Sumatra, Indonesia. A total of 348 stool specimens were obtained from 167 males and 181 females ranging in age from 6 months to 70 years. Over 98% of the population sampled were found infected with at least one intestinal parasite. Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, hookworm and Entamoeba coli, in that order, were the most common parasites detected. Other intestinal parasites found less frequently were Entamoeba histolytica, Iodamoeba bütschlii, Entamoeba hartmanni, Endolimax nana and Giardia lamblia, Brugia malayi microfilaraemias were detected in 2% of those examined and only in the coastal villages of Cot Ketapang and Rusip Dayah. No malaria was found.
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The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health.
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Stafford EE, Joesoef A. Intestinal and blood parasites of man in Bireuen and Takengon, Aceh Province, Sumatra, Indonesia. The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 1976 Dec; 7(4): 518-22