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Extract: A survey of intestinal helminths and protozoa was conducted on 887 5-year-old Negro kindergarten children from New Orleans public schools. Thirty-one percent of the children were found to be infected with one or more species of parasites. Nineteen percent harbored one or more species of medically important parasites. Seven pathogenic and four nonpathogenic species were identified.
Speculation: The prevalence of intestinal parasites in New Orleans kindergarten children was found to be high, although the average intensity of infection was found to be low. The prevalence of intestinal parasitism in the lower socioeconomic strata of the United States will continue to decline as living conditions and educational levels of this group are improved.
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Hubbard, D., Morgan, P., Yaeger, R. et al. Intestinal Parasite Survey of Kindergarten Children in New Orleans. Pediatr Res 8, 652–658 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-197406000-00006
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-197406000-00006