Kobayashi J, Vannachone B, Sato Y, Manivong K, Nambanya S, Inthakone S
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa, Japan.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2000 Mar;31(1):128-32.
The prevalence of liver fluke, Opisthorchis viverrini, infection in rural and urban communities was studied in Khammouane Province in Lao PDR. The infection was the commonest among the villagers examined, showing the positive rates of 52.9% and 55.0% in two rural communities and 60.7% in an urban community, respectively. The infection rate reached up to 20% or more within 4 years after birth and increased with age to a plateau in the age group over 20 years. The highest prevalence rate was over 80% in the age group of 35-54 years. The age-related patterns of infection in males and females were almost the same, although there were some sex-related differences by village and by age group. Infection with Opisthorchis viverrini appears to be a serious public health problem strongly associated with the frequent eating habit of raw fish in low land Laos.
在老挝人民民主共和国甘蒙省，对农村和城市社区中华支睾吸虫感染率进行了研究。在所检查的村民中，这种感染最为常见，在两个农村社区的阳性率分别为52.9%和55.0%，在一个城市社区为60.7%。感染率在出生后4年内达到20%或更高，并随年龄增长而上升，在20岁以上年龄组达到平稳状态。在35 - 54岁年龄组中，患病率最高超过80%。尽管按村庄和年龄组存在一些性别差异，但男性和女性与年龄相关的感染模式几乎相同。在老挝低地，华支睾吸虫感染似乎是一个严重的公共卫生问题，与经常食用生鱼的饮食习惯密切相关。
