Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 166, Issue 2, 1992, Pages 413-417

Intestinal Parasite Infection in the Kampuchean Refugee Population 6 Years after Resettlement in Canada (Article)

Gyorkos T.W.* , Dick Mac J.L. , Viens P. , Chheang C. , Kokoskin-Nelson E.
  • a Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, and Division of Clinical Epidemiology and McGill University Centre for Tropical Disease, Montreal General Hospital, Montreal, Canada, Centre de Cooperation Internationale en Santé et Développement, Université Laval, Quebec, Canada
  • b Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, and Division of Clinical Epidemiology and McGill University Centre for Tropical Disease, Montreal General Hospital, Montreal, Canada, Centre de Cooperation Internationale en Santé et Développement, Université Laval, Quebec, Canada
  • c Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, and Division of Clinical Epidemiology and McGill University Centre for Tropical Disease, Montreal General Hospital, Montreal, Canada, Centre de Cooperation Internationale en Santé et Développement, Université Laval, Quebec, Canada
  • d Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, and Division of Clinical Epidemiology and McGill University Centre for Tropical Disease, Montreal General Hospital, Montreal, Canada, Centre de Cooperation Internationale en Santé et Développement, Université Laval, Quebec, Canada
  • e Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, and Division of Clinical Epidemiology and McGill University Centre for Tropical Disease, Montreal General Hospital, Montreal, Canada, Centre de Cooperation Internationale en Santé et Développement, Université Laval, Quebec, Canada

Abstract

A follow-up prevalence study was done in 1989 of the same Kampuchean refugee population (247 subjects) that had been screened and treated for intestinal parasite infection 6 years earlier. A control group (102 subjects) included Kampuchean refugees who had arrived in Montreal at about the same time. These groups did not differ in age, sex, family size, or number of months spent in refugee camps. Statistically significant prevalence differences were observed in the rescreened group between 1982-1983 (63.7%) and 1989 (21.9%) and between the rescreened group and the control group (39.2%). These differences are largely attributable to the elimination of Ascaris infection and decreases in Giardia and hookworm infections. However, Strongyloides infection decreased only slightly (from 15% to 11%) in the rescreened group, while 12% of the control group was infected. Despite an early screening and treatment program, there remain important health risks in this immigrant population due to long-lived potentially pathogenic parasites. © 1992 Oxford University Press.

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Strongyloides stercoralis parasitosis Cambodia Follow-Up Studies Entamoeba histolytica human controlled study priority journal geographic distribution clonorchis sinensis Ascaris lumbricoides giardia lamblia male Canada female Conference Paper prevalence Support, Non-U.S. Gov't adult major clinical study parasite prevalence Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic health hazard intestine parasite hookworm Child
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DOI: 10.1093/infdis/166.2.413
ISSN: 00221899
Cited by: 33
Original Language: English