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- In Xiamen City, in 2008, the overall infection rate of soil-borne nematodes was 6.37%.
- Among these, hookworm had the highest infection rate at 5.97%, followed by pinworm at 20.13%, while Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura were significantly lower at 0.29% and 0.09%, respectively.
- There was still a notably high infection rate of soil-borne nematodes outside the island and specifically for pinworm in children.
Article Abstract
The infection rate of soil-borne nematodes was 6.37% in Xiamen City, 2008, and among which the infection rates of hookworm, Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura and pinworm were 5.97%, 0.29%, 0.09% and 20.13%, respectively. The infection rate of soil-borne nematodes outside the island and that of pinworm in children were still high.
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