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Cutaneous Larva Migrans among Devotees of the Nallur Temple in Jaffna, Sri Lanka

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  • Selvam Kannathasan
  • Arumugam Murugananthan
  • Nadarajah Rajeshkannan
  • Nilanthy Renuka de Silva

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Background: Many cases of Cutaneous Larva Migrans (CLM) have been observed among devotees, during and immediately after the annual festival at the Nallur Hindu temple in Jaffna. Objective: To ascertain the risk factors associated with infestation and devotees' knowledge and practices regarding the condition. Methodology/Principal Findings: A cross-sectional study using an interviewer-administered questionnaire and observation was conducted in August 2010. Out of 200 selected devotees 194(97%) responded. Soil and dog faecal samples were collected from the temple premises and examined for the presence of nematode larva and egg respectively. Among 194 male respondents, 58.2%(95% CI: 51.2%–65.0%) had lesions of CLM. One hundred and thirty (67%) respondents performed the ritual everyday; whereas 33% did so on special days. One hundred and twelve (57.7%) participants performed the ritual before 5.00am and remaining 42.3% performed after 5.00am. Among the participants, 77(36.7%) had the similar condition in previous years. One hundred and fifty seven (80.9%) were aware about this disease and 52(27%) devotees adopted some kind of precautionary measures. Bivariate analysis showed significant association between occurrence of CLM lesions and frequency of performing the ritual (p

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  • Selvam Kannathasan & Arumugam Murugananthan & Nadarajah Rajeshkannan & Nilanthy Renuka de Silva, 2012. "Cutaneous Larva Migrans among Devotees of the Nallur Temple in Jaffna, Sri Lanka," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 7(1), pages 1-5, January.
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    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0030516
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