Table 12 a Relationship of Eosinophilia to Infection With Intestinal Helminths 7 ° - Organism .r T. trichtura > Hookworm . > ” ’ Y -y Unexposed population Combined population No Eosinophilia Eosinophilia No Eosinophilia Eosinophilia No Eosinophilia Eosinophilia (+0 cases) 29 cases) 14 (35.0)* (24.1) L No helminths ow Exposed population (2.5) 26 (65.05 1 (34 cases) (3.4) 21 (72.4) 17 150.0) 5 (14.73 (26 cases) 7 (26.9) 13 (38.2) 2 (7.7) (74 cases) (55 cases) 31 (41.9) 14 (25.3) 6 19: (73 (8.1) 3 39 (52.7) (5.5) 40 (72.7) *The number in parenthesesis the percent. Giardia in children conformsto the usual picture for the incidence of this parasite. It would be un- ses and extrapolation from animal data, were used. In the 1957 and 1958 examinations, the fections between the sexes. Not enough individuals spectroscopywas addedto the procedure.” and the unsettled living conditions of these people during the past few years undoubtedly upset their usual daily routine. of the radioactivity found in the urine specimens obtained during the first 24 days was accounted for by a few relatively short-lived nuclides, I'*', Body Burdensof Radionuclides analyses of stored 24-day urines performed 2 years later (after decay of the short-lived nuclides) wise to ascribe special reasons for differences in in- were examined, differences showno simple pattern, Background. Studies of the internally deposited radioactive materials in the Marshallese population exposed to fallout were includedin the initial examination in 1954 and have continued to be part of the subsequent re-evaluations. Until the 1957 examination, however, only indirect methods for assaying the body burden, namely urine analy- more direct method of whole-body gamma-ray As documentedin the previous reports,’~” most Sr™". Ba-La''", and other rare earths. Further showed that the samples contained averages of 12 d/m/l of Sr’’ and 174 d/m/1 of Cs'**. Low levels of Ce-Pr''' were found in the pooled specimensin 1956. In specimens obtained in 1957, the Sr°° level had decreased to between 0.34 and 1.41 d/m/l. The Cs'* concentration had been down to Table 13 Table 14 Relationship of Age of Individuals to Infection With Intestinal Parasites Relationship of Sex of Individuals to Infection With Intestinal Parasites Male Age 1-5 Organism (43 cases) 6-12 (30 cases) 13 - 20 (15cases) 21-50 31 and older (56cases) (29 cases) E. histolytica 2 (4.6) © coli 10 (23.3) FE. nana 8 (18.6) (3, lamblia 8 (18.6) T. hominis 13 (30.2) Eiookworm 1 (2.3) T trichiura 13 (30.2) 7 (23.3) 10(33.3) 4 (13.3) 2 (6.7) 11 (36.6) 1 (3.3) 1963.3) 2(13.3) 5 (33.3) 7 (46.7) 0 3 (20.0) 1 (6.7) 11: (73.3) 15 (26.8) 20(35.7) 18 (32.1) 1 (1.8) 17 (30.4) 7 (12.5) 9 (16.1) No parasites 17 (39.5) 3 (10.0) 2 (13.3) 11 (19.6) 5 14 9 1 8 0 9 (17.2) (48.3) (31.0) (3.4) (27.6) (31.0) 5 (17.2) ? C57 a0 500% PF . 8 individuals whose age and sex were unknown arenot included. Organism E. histolytica E. colt E. nana G. lambha T. hominis Hookworm T. trichiura No parasites <13 yr (41 cases) Female 13 and over <(13 yr (49 cases) (32 cases) (43.9) 10 (20.4) 22 (44.9) 20 (40.8) 1 (2.0) 11 (22.4) 6 (12.2) 10 (20.4) 6 6 6 5 10 2 14 9 (22.0) 8 (16.3) 5 14 6 3 14 0 18 (12.2) (34.1) (14.6) (12.2) (34.1) (18.7) (18.7) (18.7) (15.6) (31.3) (6.3) (43.8) 11 (34.4) 13 and over (51 cases) 12 17 14 1 18 2 19 (23.5) (33.3) (27.5) (2.0) (35.3) (3.9) (37.3) 10 (19.6) 8 individuals whose age and sex were unknown are not included.