INTESTINAL PARASITIC INFECTIONS IN FORSYTH COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. II. AMEBIASIS, A FAMILIAL DISEASE
Authors: T T MACKIE, J W MACKIE, C M VAUGHN, N N GLEASON, B G GREENBERG, E S NENNINGER, M N LUNDE, L L MOORE, J A KLUTTZ, M O TALIAFERO
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1955)

Article1 September 1955INTESTINAL PARASITIC INFECTIONS IN FORSYTH COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. II. AMEBIASIS, A FAMILIAL DISEASET. T. MACKIE, M.D., F.A.C.P., J. W. MACKIE, M.B., C. M. VAUGHN, Ph.D., N. N. GLEASON, M.S., B. G. GREENBERG, Ph.D., E. S. NENNINGER, B.S., M. N. LUNDE, M.P.H., L. L. A. MOORE JR., M.S., J. A. KLUTTZ, M. O. TALIAFERO, A.B.T. T. MACKIE, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, J. W. MACKIE, M.B.Search for more papers by this author, C. M. VAUGHN, Ph.D.Search for more papers by this author, N. N. GLEASON, M.S.Search for more papers by this author, B. G. GREENBERG, Ph.D.Search for more papers by this author, E. S. NENNINGER, B.S.Search for more papers by this author, M. N. LUNDE, M.P.H.Search for more papers by this author, L. L. A. MOORE JR., M.S.Search for more papers by this author, J. A. KLUTTZSearch for more papers by this author, M. O. TALIAFERO, A.B.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-43-3-491 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptSince Kofoid's1original report of an instance of familial infection byEntamoeba histolyticain 1923, evidence has gradually accumulated pointing to the family unit as an important element in the epidemiology of amebiasis. Shortly thereafter, a similar example of multiple infection in a family group was reported from Panama.2It was during the 1930's, however, that greatest attention was directed to prevalences within the domestic circle. In the course of a community study in Tennessee, 23 of 27 individuals comprising five families were found to be infected.3A study in Italy reported infection in seven members of a family of...Bibliography1. Kofoid CA, quoted by Craig, C. 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Med. and Hyg., in press. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication February 15, 1955.Studies conducted by the Department of Preventive Medicine and the Institute of Tropical Medicine of the Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest College.With the assistance of Mrs. Allen Holderman. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 September 1955Volume 43, Issue 3Page: 491-503KeywordsAmebiasisEntamoeba histolyticaEpidemiologyInfantsParasitic diseasesPreventive medicine ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 September 1955 PDF downloadLoading ...