Parasitic disease surveillance, Mississippi, USA

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Bradbury, Richard S.;Lane, Meredith;Arguello, Irene;Handali, Sukwan;Cooley, Gretchen;Pilotte, Nils;Williams, John M.;Jameson, Sam;Montgomery, Susan P.;Hellmann, Kathryn;Tharp, Michelle;Haynie, Lisa;Galloway, Regina;Brackin, Bruce;Kirmse, Brian;Stempak, Lisa;Byers, Paul;Williams, Steven;Faruque, Fazlay;Hobbs, Charlotte V.
Richard Bradbury
Abstract

Surveillance for soil-transmitted helminths, strongyloidiasis, cryptosporidiosis, and giardiasis was conducted in Mississippi, USA. PCR performed on 224 fecal samples for all soil-transmitted helminths and on 370 samples for only Necator americanus and Strongyloides stercoralis identified 1 S. stercoralis infection. Seroprevalences were 8.8% for Toxocara, 27.4% for Cryptosporidium, 5.7% for Giardia, and 0.2% for Strongyloides parasites.

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Emerging Infectious Diseases

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27

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1080-6059

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US Department of Health and Human Services

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10.3201/eid2708.204318