Prevalence of Strongyloides stercoralis antibodies among a rural Appalachian population--Kentucky, 2013

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014 Nov;91(5):1000-1. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.14-0310. Epub 2014 Aug 25.

Abstract

We investigated whether Strongyloides infection remains endemic in rural Kentucky's Appalachian regions; 7 of 378 (1.9%) participants tested positive for Strongyloides antibodies. We identified no statistically significant association between a positive test and travel to a known endemic country (P = 0.58), indicating that transmission in rural Kentucky might be ongoing.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Helminth / blood*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Kentucky / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prevalence
  • Rural Population
  • Strongyloides stercoralis / immunology*
  • Strongyloidiasis / blood
  • Strongyloidiasis / epidemiology*
  • Strongyloidiasis / immunology
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Antibodies, Helminth