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Sexual Transmission of American Trypanosomes from Males and Females to Naive Mates
Published on: January 27, 2019
[Epidemiological study on Hymenolepis nana infection in Ciego de Avila Province, Cuba]
M Suárez Hernández1, E Bonet Couce, M Díaz González
1Centro Provincial de Higiene y Epidemiología de Ciego de Avila, Cuba.
Abstract:
An epidemiological study on H. nana infection was carried out in Ciego de Avila province, Cuba, from 1981 to 1995. In this 15 years period 3,108,422 stool samples were examined for parasites, H. nana eggs were found in 250 (0.008%). Seasonal influence of this parasitism was not detected. There were more cases in children than in adults, with males prevailing over females. The more frequent symptoms and signs were abdominal pain, diarrhea and anorexia which relationships with food habits, dwelling characteristics, children day care center and school orchards are analyzed.
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