Short report: Human trichostrongylus colubriformis infection in a rural village in Laos

• Main Authors: Megumi Sato, Tippayarat Yoonuan, Surapol Sanguankiat, Supaporn Nuamtanong, Tiengkham Pongvongsa, Inthava Phimmayoi, Vilayphone Phanhanan, Boungnong Boupha, Kazuhiko Moji, Jitra Waikagul
• Other Authors: Universidade Federal do Tocantins
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/12102
• Institution: Mahidol University

In Lahanam Village, Savannakhet Province, Laos, 125 of 253 villagers (49.4%) were found by fecal examination to harbor hookworm eggs. The eggs were heterogeneous in morphology and size, suggesting infections of mixed nematode species. To confirm the hookworm egg species, on a voluntary basis, 46 hoo...