Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
- Volume 23 Issue 1
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- Pages.1-6
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- 1985
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- 2982-5164(pISSN)
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- 1738-0006(eISSN)
Rhabditis sp. infected cases in rural school children
농촌학동에 감염된 Rhabditis sp.에 대하여
- An, Yeong-Gyeom (Department of Parasitology, Wonju Medical College, Yonsei University) ;
- Jeong, Pyeong-Rim (Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, Yonsei University) ;
- Lee, Geun-Tae (Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, Yonsei University)
- Published : 1985.06.01
Abstract
Five cases infected with Rhabditis sp. were detected in a survey to examine the stool specimens from rural primary school children. A large number of the larvae of Rhabditis sp. detected by the direct cellophane thick smear were cultured by the alter paper method. The eBamination was carried out in April through June, 1980 in Tangjeong-Myon, Ahsan.Gun, and in September 1983 in Sandong-Eup, Yeongwol-Gun. The results obtained in this study were as follows: 1. Prevalence: Out of 925 children, 5(0.54%) children were found to be positive. The number of the detected larvae was 110/0.1gm of feces in case 1, 35 in case 2, 130 in case 3, 86 in case 4 and 62 in case 5. 2. Larvae: The larvae were prepared by means of the direct fecal smear and measured by a micrometer equipped in the microscope. Twelve (12) through 15-day old larvae in culture were
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