Results of the examinations of the first 1,700 inhabitants from the Lower Mangoky seen at the Centre Epidemiologique of Tanandava
Degremont, A.A.; Ramangalahy, A.J., 1969: Results of the examinations of the first 1,700 inhabitants from the Lower Mangoky seen at the Centre Epidemiologique of Tanandava. Sante et developpement 1er Contr Internat Sci Med Madagascar, Tananarive, 2-12 Apr 1968 Cr trav Vol 1: 249-265
The results of examination of 1,732 people from 5 villages in the lower Mangoky Valley, Madagascar, for parasitic and other diseases are given in detail. Schistosoma haematobium was found in 190 (10.6%), S.mansoni in 67 (3.9%), hookworm in 40 (2.3%), ascarids in 111 (6.4%), Trichuris in 61, Taenia in 10, Hymenolepis nana in 66, oxyurids in 6 (3.5%) and Enterobius in 17 (1%).