Journal article
First report of human intestinal sarcocystosis in Cambodia.
- Khieu V National Center for Parasitology, Entomology and Malaria Control, Ministry of Health, Cambodia. Electronic address: virak.khieu@gmail.com.
- Marti H Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland; University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
- Chhay S Preah Vihear Provincial Health Department, Ministry of Health, Cambodia.
- Char MC National Center for Parasitology, Entomology and Malaria Control, Ministry of Health, Cambodia.
- Muth S National Center for Parasitology, Entomology and Malaria Control, Ministry of Health, Cambodia.
- Odermatt P Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland; University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
- 2017-05-07
Published in:
- Parasitology international. - 2017
Cambodia
Human
Intestinal sarcocystosis
Outbreak
Adolescent
Adult
Animals
Cambodia
Cattle
Child
Child, Preschool
Cross-Sectional Studies
Disease Outbreaks
Female
Humans
Infant
Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic
Intestines
Male
Meat
Middle Aged
Sarcocystis
Sarcocystosis
Sex Factors
Swine
Young Adult
English
Human intestinal sarcocystosis (HIS), caused by Sarcocystis species, is acquired by eating undercooked meat from sarcocyst-containing cattle (S. hominis, S. heydorni) and pigs (S. suihominis). We report on the detection of human intestinal Sarcocystis infections in a cross-sectional survey of Strongyloides stercoralis in early 2014, in Rovieng District, Preah Vihear Province, northern Cambodia. Among 1081 participants, 108 (10.0%) were diagnosed with Sarcocystis spp. oocysts in stool samples. Males had a significantly higher risk of infection than females (OR: 1.9, 95% CI: 1.3-2.9, p=0.001). None of the reported symptoms (abdominal discomfort, diarrhea, muscle pain and itching skin) occurring in the two weeks preceding the examinations were associated with a Sarcocystis infection. Many Sarcocystis cases were found among those who had participated in a wedding celebration and Chinese New Year festivities, where they had consumed raw or insufficiently cooked beef (83.3%) and pork (38.9%) based dishes. This report documents the first HIS cases in Cambodia.
- Language
-
- English
- Open access status
- closed
- Identifiers
-
- DOI 10.1016/j.parint.2017.04.010
- PMID 28476340
- Persistent URL
- https://sonar.ch/global/documents/232403
Export to…
Statistics
Document views: 58
File downloads: