Annual economic loss caused by Taenia saginata asiatica taeniasis in three endemic areas of east Asia.

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dc.contributor.authorFan, P Cen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T14:42:55Z
dc.date.available2009-05-27T14:42:55Z
dc.date.issued1997-03-01en_US
dc.descriptionThe Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe Taenia saginata-like tapeworm in East Asia has been designed as a separate subspecies of T. saginata. It was named as T. saginata asiatica and the classical T. saginata as T. saginata saginata. In the course of conducting experimental infections and morphological studies, a large number of adult worms of T. saginata asiatica was collected. It is possible to estimate the annual economic loss caused by this infection, since the worm load and the weight of worm habored by each infected person were determined from the collection. In the mountainous areas of Taiwan, the infection rate of T. saginata asiatica taeniasis was 11.0%, the worm load was 1.6 worms/case, and the average weight of an adult worm was 20.5 g. The annual economic loss was estimated to be US$ 11,327,423. On Cheju Island of Korea, the infection rate was 6.0%, the worm load was 2 worms/case, and the average weight of an adult worm was 19.3 g. The annual economic loss was estimated to be US$ 13,641,021. On Samosir Island of Indonesia, the infection rate was 21%, the worm load was 1.8 worms/case, and the average weight of an adult worm was 22 g. The annual economic loss was estimated to be US$ 2,425,500. These figures indicate that taeniasis is not only a significant public health problem but also an important economic problem in East Asia.en_US
dc.identifier.citationFan PC. Annual economic loss caused by Taenia saginata asiatica taeniasis in three endemic areas of east Asia. The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 1997 ; 28 Suppl 1(): 217-21en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/30884
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.tm.mahidol.ac.th/seameo/publication.htmen_US
dc.subject.meshAnimalsen_US
dc.subject.meshContinental Population Groupsen_US
dc.subject.meshCost of Illnessen_US
dc.subject.meshEndemic Diseasesen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshIndonesia --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshKorea --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshModels, Theoreticalen_US
dc.subject.meshOceanic Ancestry Groupen_US
dc.subject.meshTaeniasis --economicsen_US
dc.subject.meshTaiwan --epidemiologyen_US
dc.titleAnnual economic loss caused by Taenia saginata asiatica taeniasis in three endemic areas of east Asia.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.typeResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'ten_US
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