Table 2.
Percent of stools tested found positive for various heiminth eggs.
Positive
Trichuris
A.
Rongelap Atoll,
persens = 106)
Jun 77
Rx (Jun)
Rx (Sep)
Jan 78
:
Rx (Jan)
Sep 78
Sep 79
B.
Hookworm
Negat‘ve_tesced
Jan 78
Rx (Jan)
.
Sep 78
Sep 79
tested
§0.2
38.5
1.0
15.6
96
co
22.7
3.4
4.0
76.1
88
85
20.0
68.7.
4.6
22.7
0.0
0.0
76.9
18.2
65
22
6i
2)
persons = 74)
Rx (Jun)
Rx (Sep)
Percent of
total eroup
1977-1979, Group aged 2-14 vears (estimated total
Rongelap Atoll, 1977-1979, Group aged >15 years (es*iuated
Jun 77
C.
Ascaris
No.
otal
62.4
4.4
2.9
34.3
67
90
8.6
0.0
0.0
91.3
58
73
2.3
12.5
2.3
6.2
0.0
0.0
92.8
75.0
42
16
57
72
Utirik Atoll, 1978-1979, Group aged 2-14 years (estimated total
persons = 136)
Mar 78
Rx (Mar)
100
44.9
0
0
29
21
Sep 78
97.0
23.4
0
1.6
64
46
Sep 79
96.4
18.8
3.7
3.7
53
39
Rx (Sep)
Rx “Jan)
D.
Utirik Atoll, 1978~1979, Group aged >15 years (estimated total
persons = 128)
Mar 78
83.9
10.8
5.4
16.2
37
29
Sep 78
88.5
11.5
3.8
7.7
26
29
Sep 79
92.4
15.4
0
7.7
26
20
Rx (Mar)
Rx (Sep)
Rx (Jan)
-
39
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