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American Journal of Epidemiology Vol. 93, No. 5: 354-360
Copyright © 1971 by The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health

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AN ANALYSIS OF THE PREVALENCE OF FASCIOLOPSIS BUSKI IN CENTRAL THAILAND USING CATALYTIC MODELS1

GEORGE S. MANNING, WARREN Y. BROCKELMAN and VITHOON VIYANANT

Manning, G. S. (SEATO Medical Project, U.S. Component, APO San Francisco 96346), W. Y. Brockelman and V. Viyanant. An analysis of the prevalence of Fasciolopsis buski in central Thailand using catalytic models. Amer J Epidem 93: 354–360, 1971.—Epidemiologic surveys for fasciolopsiasis were conducted in two Provinces in central Thailand and the age-specific prevalence data analyzed for fit to catalytic models, which substitute time for host age and employ separate rate constants for acquisition and nonreversible loss of parasites. Peak prevalence was found in subjects 10–15 years old; prevalence approached zero in old age. Little evidence could be found for a decreasing risk of infection with age, thus suggesting the development of acquired resistance as a more promising hypothesis.

fasciolopsiasis; Fasciolopsis buski; models, catalytic; parasitic diseases; prevalence; age-specific

1From the Department of Parasitology, Medical Research Laboratory, SEATO Medical Project, Rajavithi Road, Bangkok, Thailand. (Alternate address: SEATO Medical Project, US Component, APO San Francisco 96346.) U.S. Army photographs.


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