Volume 13, Number 12—December 2007
Research
Fishborne Zoonotic Intestinal Trematodes, Vietnam
Do Trung Dung*†, Nguyen Van De‡, Jitra Waikagul†, Anders Dalsgaard§, Jong-Yil Chai¶, Woon-Mok Sohn#, and K. Darwin Murrell§
Table 2
Intensity of small trematode infections in 2 age groups, Nam Dinh Province, Vietnam, April 2005*
| Age group | No. positive | No. (%) with light infection† | No. (%) with moderate infection† |
|---|---|---|---|
| <40 y | 111 | 102 | 9 |
| >40 y |
288 |
242 |
46 |
| Total | 399 | 344 (86.2) | 55 (13.8) |
*epg, eggs per gram (of feces).
†Light infection = 1–999 epg; moderate infection = 1,000–9,999 epg.
