<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> Background: Helminth infections continue to pose serious health problems in Thailand. The infections of greatest concern are opisthorchiasis and hookworm.Objectives: We evaluated the prevalence of these infections. The Thai Ministry of Health established a national health plan in 1995 to coordinate health plans for the provincial public health sectors.Methods: A national survey based on probability sampling, interviews, and stool examinations was conducted in 2009 to gather prevalence information of the helminth infections.Results: We found an overall prevalence of helminthiasis among 15,555 Thai people of 18.1%. The highest prevalence was found in the northeastern regions of Thailand. By comparison with previous surveys conducted over the past 5 decades, the prevalence rates have decreased. However, pockets of high infection remain, particularly in the north and northeast of Thailand.Conclusions: Targeted intervention by means of educational programs and public health intervention, and continuing surveillance are indicated.</abstract>

Background: Helminth infections continue to pose serious health problems in Thailand. The infections of greatest concern are opisthorchiasis and hookworm.Objectives: We evaluated the prevalence of these infections. The Thai Ministry of Health established a national health plan in 1995 to coordinate health plans for the provincial public health sectors.Methods: A national survey based on probability sampling, interviews, and stool examinations was conducted in 2009 to gather prevalence information of the helminth infections.Results: We found an overall prevalence of helminthiasis among 15,555 Thai people of 18.1%. The highest prevalence was found in the northeastern regions of Thailand. By comparison with previous surveys conducted over the past 5 decades, the prevalence rates have decreased. However, pockets of high infection remain, particularly in the north and northeast of Thailand.Conclusions: Targeted intervention by means of educational programs and public health intervention, and continuing surveillance are indicated.

Brief communication (Original). National survey of helminthiasis in Thailand

Thitima Wongsaroj, Bureau of General Communicable Diseases, Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi 11000,

Faculty of Medicine, Mahasarakham University, Mahasarakham 44150,

Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400,

Bureau of General Communicable Diseases, Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi 11000,

Department of English, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Huachiew Chalermprakiet University, Samut Prakarn 10540,

Asian Biomedicine

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Background: Helminth infections continue to pose serious health problems in Thailand. The infections of greatest concern are opisthorchiasis and...

Brief communication (Original). National survey of helminthiasis in Thailand

Pubblicato online: 04 feb 2017

Pagine: 779 - 783

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5372/1905-7415.0806.357

Parole chiave
Helminthiasis, national survey, Thailand

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Brief communication (Original). National survey of helminthiasis in Thailand

Pubblicato online: 04 feb 2017

Pagine: 779 - 783

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5372/1905-7415.0806.357

Parole chiaveHelminthiasis, national survey, Thailand

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Parole chiave
Helminthiasis, national survey, Thailand