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.