Prevalence of Strongyloides stercoralis Infection in North eastern Thailand (Agar Plate Culture Detection)

PRAPHASRI JONGSUKSUNTIGUL, MD, MPH*, PEWPAN M INTAPAN, MD, MSc**, THITIMA WONGSAROJ, PhD*, SOMSAK NILPAN, MSc***, SERI SINGT HONG, BSc****, SUPRANEE VEERAKUL, BSc*****, WANCHAI MALEEWONG, PhD**

Affiliation : * Bureau of General Communicable Diseases, Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi 11000, ** Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, *** Offices of Prevention and Control Diseases Region V, **** Offices of Prevention and Control Diseases Region VI, ***** Offices of Prevention and Control Diseases Region VII, Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand.

AbstractThe prevalence of Strongyloides stercora/is infection was studied in the rural and urban popu lations of 19 provinces of Northeastern Thailand. A total of 1233 fecal samples was collected from July to September 2002 and examined using agar plate culture method. The overall prevalence of S. sterco ra/is was 23.5 per cent with the highest infection rate in Kalasin Province (61.0%), predominantly among 60 year olds and older (28.0%), and in males (32.8%). The factors associated with Strongyloides infection were sex (males) and age (the over 19 year-old age group).
Conclusion : S. stercora/is infection remains highly prevalent among the population of north eastern Thailand as confirmed by the agar plate culture method. The authors recommend that a pro gram for effective strongyloidiasis control should have a justifiable priority.

Keywords : Strongyloides stercora/is, Northeastern Thailand, Agar Plate Culture

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