Short Communication: A Simple Method for Performing Worm-Egg Counts on Sodium Acetate Formaldehyde-Preserved Samples

Short Communication: A Simple Method for Performing Worm-Egg Counts on Sodium Acetate Formaldehyde-Preserved Samples

The Kato Katz method is the most common way of performing worm-egg counts on human faecal samples, but it must be done in the field using freshly collected samples. This makes it difficult to use in remote, poorly accessible situations. This paper describes a simple method for egg counts on preserve...

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Main Authors: Wayne Melrose, Holly Menzies, Melissa Boer, Hayley Joseph, David Reeve, Richard Speare
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Parasitology Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/617028
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spelling doaj-5604438beda842e998db97f1e8545f6c2020-11-25T00:15:19ZengHindawi LimitedJournal of Parasitology Research2090-00232090-00312012-01-01201210.1155/2012/617028617028Short Communication: A Simple Method for Performing Worm-Egg Counts on Sodium Acetate Formaldehyde-Preserved SamplesWayne Melrose0Holly Menzies1Melissa Boer2Hayley Joseph3David Reeve4Richard Speare5Anton Breinl Centre for Public Health and Tropical Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, AustraliaAnton Breinl Centre for Public Health and Tropical Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, AustraliaAnton Breinl Centre for Public Health and Tropical Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, AustraliaAnton Breinl Centre for Public Health and Tropical Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, AustraliaAnton Breinl Centre for Public Health and Tropical Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, AustraliaAnton Breinl Centre for Public Health and Tropical Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, AustraliaThe Kato Katz method is the most common way of performing worm-egg counts on human faecal samples, but it must be done in the field using freshly collected samples. This makes it difficult to use in remote, poorly accessible situations. This paper describes a simple method for egg counts on preserved samples collected in the field and sent to a central location for further processing.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/617028
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Richard Speare
Short Communication: A Simple Method for Performing Worm-Egg Counts on Sodium Acetate Formaldehyde-Preserved Samples
Journal of Parasitology Research
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Richard Speare
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title Short Communication: A Simple Method for Performing Worm-Egg Counts on Sodium Acetate Formaldehyde-Preserved Samples
title_short Short Communication: A Simple Method for Performing Worm-Egg Counts on Sodium Acetate Formaldehyde-Preserved Samples
title_full Short Communication: A Simple Method for Performing Worm-Egg Counts on Sodium Acetate Formaldehyde-Preserved Samples
title_fullStr Short Communication: A Simple Method for Performing Worm-Egg Counts on Sodium Acetate Formaldehyde-Preserved Samples
title_full_unstemmed Short Communication: A Simple Method for Performing Worm-Egg Counts on Sodium Acetate Formaldehyde-Preserved Samples
title_sort short communication: a simple method for performing worm-egg counts on sodium acetate formaldehyde-preserved samples
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Journal of Parasitology Research
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publishDate 2012-01-01
description The Kato Katz method is the most common way of performing worm-egg counts on human faecal samples, but it must be done in the field using freshly collected samples. This makes it difficult to use in remote, poorly accessible situations. This paper describes a simple method for egg counts on preserved samples collected in the field and sent to a central location for further processing.
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