Abstract
SummaryData are presented on a heretofore unstudied, rather isolated village in southeast Taiwan. It was found that the prevalence of hookworm was significantly lower among the aborigines in the area than it is among the people on the western plains of Taiwan. Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura and hookworm rates indicated no unusual relationship with respect to sex or age.Comparison by ethnic groups did not indicate any significant differences between Taiwanese and aborigines in the infection rates of A. lumbricoides, T. trichiura, or hookworm. Hymenolepis nana was found in aborigines only. Intestinal parasites were found in 82% of 87 aborigines and 85% of 52 Taiwanese.
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