PREVALENCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BLASTOCYSTIS INFECTION AMONG CHILDREN FROM FOUR PRIMARY SCHOOLS AFTER WATER TREATMENT IN RURAL THAILAND

• Published in: Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health Vol. 50; no. 2; pp. 217 - 225
• Main Authors: Ruang-areerate, Toon, Suwannahitatorn, Picha, Sirirungreung, Anupong, Thita, Thunyapit, Naaglor, Tawee, Sitthichot, Naruemon, Hempatawee, Nutchar, Piyaraj, Phunlerd, Rangsin, Ram, Taamasri, Paanjit, Leelayoova, Saovanee, Mungthin, Mathirut
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bangkok Central Coordinating Board, SEAMEO-TROPMED Project 01.03.2019
• Subjects: Blastocystis; Children; Collection; Cultivation; Diarrhea; DNA sequencing; Infections; Intestine; Light microscopy; Maintenance management; Metronidazole; Polymerase chain reaction; Protozoa; Rural areas; Sampling; Schools; Statistical analysis; Water treatment; Thailand

Blastocystis infection is a common water-borne intestinal protozoan infection among children in many countries. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of Blastocystis infection among schoolchildren through two cross-sectional samplings: one before and one after the implementation of w...