[Epidemic status of human key parasitic diseases in Tongcheng City, Anhui Province].

OBJECTIVE

To understand the current status of key parasitic diseases in Tongcheng City, so as to provide an epidemiological reference for formulating the scientific planning for "13 Five-year" parasitic diseases prevention and control.

METHODS

The villages of different levels in Tongcheng City were sampled to investigate the infection of parasitic diseases of residents aged three or more years. Soil-transmitted nemathelminth, intestinal protozoa and were investigated by the Kato-Katz technique (a fecal sample seized two), iodine smear method and cellophane tape method, respectively. Meanwhile a questionnaire survey was conducted on the basic situation, knowledge and health behaviors of the residents to soiltransmitted nemathelminth infection.

RESULTS

Totally 1 023 residents were investigated, and 38 were positive of parasitic infection, with the total infection rate of 3.71%. The soil-transmitted nematodes infection rate was 3.62%, 36 people were infected with hookworm (3.52%), one person was infected with (0.10%), one person was infected with intestinal protozoa (). , and tapeworm infections were not founded. The total awareness rate of prevention knowledge, behavior and attitude was 76.93%.

CONCLUSIONS

The infection rate of soil-transmitted nemathelminth infections is reduced below 5% in Tongcheng City. The main species of parasites is , and the population of the infection is mainly concentrated in the residents over the age of 60 years.