Bull World Health Organ. 1987;65(5):575-88.
Intestinal parasitic infections are distributed virtually throughout the world, with high prevalence rates in many regions. Amoebiasis, ascariasis, hookworm infection and trichuriasis are among the ten most common infections in the world. Other parasitic infections such as abdominal angiostrongyliasis, intestinal capillariasis, and strongyloidiasis are of local or regional public health concern. The prevention and control of these infections are now more feasible than ever before owing to the discovery of safe and efficacious drugs, the improvement and simplification of some diagnostic procedures, and advances in parasite population biology.
肠道寄生虫感染几乎遍布全球,在许多地区的患病率很高。阿米巴病、蛔虫病、钩虫感染和鞭虫病是世界上十大最常见的感染疾病。其他寄生虫感染,如管圆线虫病、肠毛细线虫病和类圆线虫病,则是当地或区域公共卫生关注的问题。由于发现了安全有效的药物、一些诊断程序的改进和简化以及寄生虫群体生物学的进展,现在对这些感染的预防和控制比以往任何时候都更加可行。