Monitoring results of soil-borne nematodiasis in Dingan County,Hainan Province in 2011

Objective To understand the prevalent dynamic trend of soil-borne nematodiasis in Dingan Countuy and to provide scientific basis for making control strategies.Methods The monitoring was conducted based on Soil-transmitted Nematode Infection Surveillance Program in Hainan Province,and the data were analyzed by using Excel and Spss10.0 software.Results Totally 1 013 persons were monitored and the overall infection rate was 32.48%.The infection rates of roundworm,hookworm,whipworm and pinworm in 3-12 years old children were 30.80%,0.20%,2.47%,39.10%,respectively,being highest in the farmers and the illiteracy.The infection rate in the females was higher than that of the males.It was also observed that the higher of the infection rate of hookworm was the older of the person infected would be and the infection rates of whipworm and roundworm were higher in preschool pupils and infants.Conclusion In recent years,the infection rates of roundworm and whipworm have been on the decreasing but the that of hookworm and pinworm in the elderly farmers and women/infants are wstill high,thus integrated measured be taken to reduce the infection rate of soil-borne nematodiasis in Dingan county.