Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 Dec;29(12):2533-2537. doi: 10.3201/eid2912.230709.
Recent reports of hookworm infection in Alabama, USA, has prompted surveillance in Mississippi, given the states' similar environmental conditions. We collected stool specimens from 277 children in Rankin County, Mississippi. Kato-Katz microscopic smear, agar plate culture, and quantitative PCR indicated no soil-transmitted helminths. Nevertheless, further surveillance in other high-risk Mississippi counties is warranted.
近期美国阿拉巴马州出现钩虫感染报告,鉴于两州环境条件相似,密西西比州随即展开监测。我们从密西西比州兰金县的 277 名儿童中采集了粪便样本。加藤厚涂片显微镜检查、琼脂平板培养和定量 PCR 均未发现土壤传播性蠕虫。然而,仍有必要在密西西比州其他高危县进行进一步监测。