Article1 February 1946AMEBIASIS IN MILITARY OVERSEAS RETURNEESDONALD F. MARION, FREDERICK N. SWEETSIRDONALD F. MARIONSearch for more papers by this author, FREDERICK N. SWEETSIRSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-24-2-186 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptINTRODUCTIONThere is no accurate estimate of the incidence of amebiasis in the United States. The results of independent and uncoördinated local surveys have failed to predict an acceptable national figure because of the failure in most instances to utilize accepted criteria for uniform and dependable studies. Despite the incredibly divergent estimates which have been published in recent years, general agreement has tentatively placed the incidence of carriers somewhere between Craig's 10 per cent1and Faust's 20 per cent2of the total population. Recently Brown, McHardy, and Spellberg3have reported 14.1 per cent incidence in a Louisiana survey of ambulatory...Bibliography1. CRAIGFAUST CFEC: Clinical parasitology, 2nd Ed., 1940, Lea and Febiger Co., Philadelphia. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. FAUST EC: Prevalence of amebiasis in Western Hemisphere, Am. Jr. Trop. Med., 1942, xxii, 93-111. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. BROWNMCHARDYSPELLBERG ECGMA: Statistical evaluation of amebiasis, Gastroenterology, 1945, iv, 154-163. Google Scholar4. SAPEROJOHNSON JJCM: Incidence of amebiasis in U. S. Naval recruits, U. S. Nav. Med. Bull., 1939, xxxvii, 279-285. Google Scholar5. FLORIO L: Introduction of exotic diseases into the United States, Rocky Mt. Med. Jr., 1944, xxxxi, 643-647. Google Scholar6. FAUST EC: Amebiasis in the New Orleans population as revealed by autopsy examination of accident cases, Am. Jr. Trop. Med., 1941, xxi, 35-48. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. HORSTER A: Amebic dysentery in North Africa and its prevention, Deutsch. tropenmed. Ztschr., 1943, xxxxvii, 299-302. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication June 28, 1945.From the AAF Regional Hospital, Coral Gables, Fla. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byDiagnosis of Amebiasis by Stool ExaminationPostwar Tropical Diseases in the United States 1 February 1946Volume 24, Issue 2Page: 186-191KeywordsAmebiasisArmed forces Issue Published: 1 February 1946 PDF downloadLoading ...