Abstract
Results of an intestinal parasite survey of 776 Southeast Asian immigrants in New Mexico are presented. Parasites were found in 71.8 per cent of the patients; 44.3 per cent were multiply infected. Twenty different parasites were identified, some of which are not common in the United States.
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