Screening for intestinal parasitic infections among myanmar migrant workers in Thai Food Industry: A high-risk transmission

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 115-121

  Nuchprayoon, Surang ^a   Sanprasert, Vivornpun ^a   Kaewzaithim, Sakchai ^a   Saksirisampant, Wilai ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Food industry; Intestinal parasites; Myanmar migrant workers; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; BLASTOCYSTIS HOMINIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES CULTURE; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD INDUSTRY; FORMALIN ETHER CONCENTRATION; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HARADA MORI CULTURE METHOD; HOOKWORM; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTESTINE PARASITE; LOCKE EGG SERUM CULTURE METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIGRANT WORKER; MIXED INFECTION; MYANMAR; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITOSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMEAR; THAILAND; TRICHOMONIASIS; TRICHURIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FECES; FEMALE; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; MALE; MASS SCREENING; THAILAND; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60449108275     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-008-9169-8     Document Type: Article

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