Prevalence of soil-transmitted helminth infections in the rural population of Bali, Indonesia.

The objectives of this cross-sectional study were to identify the prevalence of soil-transmitted helminth infection in the rural population of Bali and its relation to age, gender, and geoclimatic conditions. The subjects of study were derived from four villages of different geoclimatic conditions, namely wet lowland, dry lowland, wet highland and dry highland, by a multistage, stratified random sampling technique, based on age and gender of the target populations. The technique of Kato-Katz thick smear was used to determine presence of worm eggs in stools, and modified Harada Mori fecal culture technique was used to identify the species of hookworm larvae in stools.

Detection by immunoblot assay of antibodies to Taenia solium cysticerci in sera from residents of rural communities and from epileptic patients in Bali, Indonesia.

Several studies from Bali have indicated the presence of Taenia solium. Relatively little has been reported, however, implicating human exposure to this parasite on Bali based upon the prevalence of anti-T. solium antibodies in asymptomatic and epileptic individuals.

Serosurvey of some major zoonotic infections in children and teenagers in Bali, Indonesia.

One hundred and ninety serum samples, mainly from children and teenagers, from northeast Bali were tested for the presence of antibodies against five zoonotic agents: Brucella abortus, Coxiella burnetii, Toxoplasma gondii, Toxocara canis and Trichinella spiralis. All children were negative for brucellosis and Q fever. A high prevalence rate was found for toxocariasis (63.