PMID: 517562Dec 1, 1979Paper

Intestinal parasites in Los Angeles, California

The American Journal of Medical Technology
D A BrucknerM Voge

Abstract

Because of an apparent increase in the number of parasitic infections in Los Angeles, California, a six-month retrospective analysis of data obtained from patient stool examinations for parasitic infections in out-patient populations from two county health facilities in Los Angeles County was compared with a survey published in 1936 and 1960. A significant increase in the incidence of pathogenic intestinal protozoal parasites was found to occur in the areas surveyed. Giardia lamblia and nonpathogenic Endolimax nana occurred with the greatest frequency.

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