Pathogeny and epidemic status of pulmonary acariasis of Shandong Province

Objective To know the species of pulmonary acariasis pathogeny and epidemic status in Shandong.Methods The interview method and mites ooze liquid skin test were used to estimate the numbers of acariasis pathogeny and incidence rate in the area.Results 4 622 subjects of the normal and different professional key population were surveyed,the infection rate was 0.26%,2 754 subjects of different professional key population were surveyed,the infection rate was 6.90%.Among them,the numbers of the people engaged in the grain processing was highest with 13.8% of incidence rate,the following,being the grain porter(10.78%).The investigation indicated the infection with mites had main connection with time which contact breeding environment of mites.There was no significant difference between sex and age,and eight genus mites were detected in this investigation.Conclusion The investigation systematically surveyed the genus of mites which can infected people in Shandong.The investigation shows the epidemic of pulmonary acariasis was relative with the special professional population and the more working time in the breeding environment of mites,the more infection and prevalence rate.Therefore,the personal labor protection to the specific crowd must be strengthened.