Survey of Clonorchis sinensis Infection in Siqian Town of Jiangmen City

Objective To survey the Clonorchis sinensis infection in Siqian town, Xinhui district of Jiangmen city. Methods Stratified random samples selected from three villages were analyzed for the Clonorchis sinensis eggs using the Kato Katz method. Results The research showed that Clonorchis sinensis infection rate was 50.30%which is much higher than 13 years ago (χ2=171.09,P 0.05), and it was common to have more than one infected members in the same family. In addition the infection rate of people above 14 years old was higher than those below 14 years old (P 0.05). Conclusion Infection of Clonorchis sinensis in Siqian is very serious, and some advise to reduce the infection rate was suggested.