Volume 3, Number 3—September 1997
Perspective
Emerging and Reemerging Helminthiases and the Public Health of China
Peter J. Hotez*, Feng Zheng†
, Xu Long-qi†, Chen Ming-gang†, Xiao Shu-hua†, Liu Shu-xian†, David Blair‡, Donald P. McManus§, and George M. Davis¶
, Xu Long-qi†, Chen Ming-gang†, Xiao Shu-hua†, Liu Shu-xian†, David Blair‡, Donald P. McManus§, and George M. Davis¶Table 3
Intensities of soil-transmitted intestinal nematode infections (based on eggs per gram [epg])a
| Infection Level (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helminth | No. Fecal Exams | Light | Moderate | Heavy |
| Ascaris lumbricoidesb | 170,252 | 77.0% | 21.1% | 1.8% |
| Trichuris trichiurac | 247,020 | 94.6% | 5.2% | 0.2% |
| Hookwormd | 75.4% | 21.9% | 2.7% | |
aBased on data provided in reference 8.
bLight = <5,000 epg; Moderate = 5,000 to < 50,000 epg; Heavy = > 50,000 epg
cLight = <1,000 epg; Moderate = 1,000 to < 10,000 epg; Heavy = > 10,000 epg
dLight = <400 epg; Moderate = 400 to < 3,000 epg; Heavy = > 3,000 epg
