https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2015.374

Human infections and co-infections with helminths in a rural population in Guichi, Anhui Province, China

Vol. 10 No. 2 (2015)
Submitted: 13 May 2015
Accepted: 31 August 2015
Published: 4 November 2015
Helminth infection, Co-infection, Social and behavioural determinants, Bayesian multilevel model, China
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Authors

Yi Hu
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Fudan University, Shanghai; Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education, Shanghai; Laboratory for Spatial Analysis and Modeling, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Rui Li
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Fudan University, Shanghai; Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education, Shanghai; Laboratory for Spatial Analysis and Modeling, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Michael P. Ward
Faculty of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, Australia.
Yue Chen
Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Henry Lynn
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Fudan University, Shanghai; Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education, Shanghai; Laboratory for Spatial Analysis and Modeling, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Decheng Wang
Medical Science College, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China.
Gengxin Chen
Guichi Station for Schistosomiasis Control and Prevention, Guichi, China.
Zonggui He
Guichi Station for Schistosomiasis Control and Prevention, Guichi, China.
Liqian Sun
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Fudan University, Shanghai; Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education, Shanghai; Laboratory for Spatial Analysis and Modeling, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Chenglong Xiong
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Fudan University, Shanghai; Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education, Shanghai; Laboratory for Spatial Analysis and Modeling, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Zhijie Zhang
epistat@gmail.com
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Fudan University, Shanghai; Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education, Shanghai; Laboratory for Spatial Analysis and Modeling, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Qingwu Jiang
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Fudan University, Shanghai; Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education, Shanghai; Laboratory for Spatial Analysis and Modeling, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Helminth infections are believed to be common in tropical and subtropical countries. A cross-sectional study was carried out in two villages located in Guichi District in Anhui Province, the People's Republic of China, where multiparasitism was investigated using parasitological tests. The data collected were fitted to Bayesian multi-level models to profile risk factors for helminth infections. The prevalence of Schistosoma (S.) japonicum, Ascaris (A.) lumbricoides and Trichuris (T.) trichiura were 0.43% (range: 0-0.87% at the village level), 2.28% (range: 1.69-2.88%), and 0.21% (range: 0-0.42%), respectively. No hookworm infection was found. With regard to multiparasitism, only a 33-year-old female was found to be co-infected with S. japonicum and A. lumbricoides. Multiparasitism was unexpectedly rare in the study area, which contrasts with results from other studies carried out elsewhere in the country. The long-term usage of albendazole for individuals serologically positive for schistosomiasis may be the main reason, but this needs to be confirmed by future studies.

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Hu, Y., Li, R., Ward, M. P., Chen, Y., Lynn, H., Wang, D., Chen, G., He, Z., Sun, L., Xiong, C., Zhang, Z., & Jiang, Q. (2015). Human infections and co-infections with helminths in a rural population in Guichi, Anhui Province, China. Geospatial Health, 10(2). https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2015.374

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