Strongyloidiasis in northern Vietnam: epidemiology clinical characteristics and molecular diagnosis of the causal agent

摘要

Maps of Vietnam showing political division in provinces. Location of Vietnam in Southeast Asia, showing areas where human strongyloidiasis has been previously analyzed in the country: Ho Chi Minh city (seroprevalence of 18.2%), Dak Lak in rural central highlands (42.4%), Hue in the central coast area (29.9%) and Hanoi city where the Medical University Hospital receiving the patients studied is located. Distribution of urban and rural areas of northern Vietnam where the patients live. Geographical map of northern Vietnam showing seroprevalences (in parentheses) according to the 27 provinces analyzed (for province names see corresponding numbers in Table  )