Reinfection with hookworm after chemotherapy in Papua New Guinea
Quinnell, RJ, Slater, AF, Tighe, P et al. (3 more authors)
(1993)
Reinfection with hookworm after chemotherapy in Papua New Guinea.
Parasitology, 106 (4).
379 - 385.
ISSN 0031-1820
Abstract
Reinfection with hookworm (Necator americanus) following chemotherapy was studied over 2 years in a rural village in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. The prevalence of hookworm infection had returned to pre-treatment levels after 2 years, and the geometric mean hookworm burden had returned to 58% of the pre-treatment value. The rate of acquisition of adult worms was independent of host age, and was estimated as a geometric mean of 2.9-3.3 worms/host/year (arithmetic mean 7.9-8.9 worms/host/year). There was significant predisposition to hookworm infection; the strength of this predisposition did not vary significantly between age or sex classes.
Metadata
Item Type:
Article
Authors/Creators:
Quinnell, RJ
Slater, AF
Tighe, P
Walsh, EA
Keymer, AE
Pritchard, DI
Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information:
(c) 1993, Cambridge University Press. Reproduced in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy.
Keywords:
Age Factors; Animals; Ascariasis; Causality; Female; Humans; Incidence; Male; Necator americanus; Necatoriasis; Papua New Guinea; Pyrantel Pamoate; Recurrence; Sex Factors; Time Factors; Trichuriasis
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