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Intestinal parasites of the Pacific
Ethan A Small1, Alan D Tice, Xiaotian Zheng
1John A Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
Hawaii Medical Journal
|November 25, 2003
Abstract:
Information about intestinal parasites in Hawaii and the Pacific is not current. We reviewed reports on fecal samples obtained from two laboratories and found recovery rates of 9.3% in Hawaii, 14.2% in Saipan, 18% in Rota and 9.5% in Guam. The most frequently identified parasites were Blastocystis hominis (7.6%), Giardia lamblia (1.2%), and Entamoeba coli (0.7%). Although the incidence and types of organisms have changed with time, physicians in Hawaii should continue looking for intestinal parasites.