[Investigation on current status of infections of soil-borne nematodes in Yunxiao County].

Objective: To understand the endemic situation of soil-borne nematodes and their distribution characteristics, so as to provide the evidence for formulating prevention strategy.

Methods: According to The Survey Program of Important Human Parasitic Diseases in Fujian Province, the survey spots were determined by the stratified cluster randomly sampling method. The eggs of Ascaris lurmbricoides, hookworm and Trichuris trichiura in feces were detected by Kato-Katz technique; the eggs of Enterobius vermnicularis were checked by rectal swabs using transparent adhesive tape.