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1Department of Parasitology, Kyungpook National University, School of Medicine, Taegu, Korea. 2Department of Pediatrics, Kyungpook National University, School of Medicine, Taegu, Korea.
In order to determine the prevalence of Necator americanus, 182 fecal samples were collected from school children in the Taegu vicinity. These sample were subsequently cultured by the Harada-Mori technique. Necator americanus was differentiated from Ancylostoma duodenale using the bases of morphological characteristics of filariform larvae. Necator americanus was not found in the vicinity of Taegu.
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