Geohelminths infection in two mining communities in Moulmein and Monywa township

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dc.contributor.authorKhin Ohn Lwinen_US
dc.contributor.authorMin Zawen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-10T17:14:41Z
dc.date.available2009-06-10T17:14:41Z
dc.date.created1981-12-01en_US
dc.date.issued1981-12-01en_US
dc.description.abstract52 stool specimens collected from workers at the Moulmein Antimony Mine were preserved in 5 per cent formal-saline and then examined for the presence of geohelminths. Ascaris hookworm, Strongyloides and Trichuris infections were detected, with prevalence rates of 82.74, 30.77, 15.38 and 26.92 per cent respectively. Soil samples collected from various sites in the mine and from the miners' living quarters were transported to Rangoon and also examined for geohelminth eggs and larvae. All specimens were negative. Fresh stool specimens from 16 hookworm positive miners were cultured by the method of Sasa, Hayashi, Tanaka and Shirasaka (1958). Two specimens yielded" falari form hookworm larvae identified as Necator americanus. 100 preserved stool specimens from the No.1 Copper Project at Monywa were similarly examined for geohelminths. Ascaris, hookworm, Strongyloides, and Trichuris rnfecticns were detected. with prevalence rates of 26.00, 16.00, 13.00 and 4.00 per cent espectively. Soil samples collected from various sites in the mine, from the miners living quarters and from villagers near the mine where some miners lived were similarly examined for geohelminth eggs and larvae. All specimens were negative.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKhin Ohn Lwin, Min Zaw. Geohelminths infection in two mining communities in Moulmein and Monywa township. Burma Medical Journal. 1981; 27(4): 58-69en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/126054
dc.subject.meshHelminthsen_US
dc.subject.meshHelminthiasisen_US
dc.titleGeohelminths infection in two mining communities in Moulmein and Monywa townshipen_US
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