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Strongyloides Fulleborni-Like Infections in Man in Papua New Guinea^*

During the course of a survey of intestinal parasites among the inhabitants of villages along the Fly River in the Kiunga region of Papua New Guinea, eggs of a Strongyloides species were found in the feces of several persons. In subsequent studies, 93 (17.8%) of 520 persons examined from five villages were found to be infected with this parasite. The examination of parasitic and free-living stages of the worm revealed that it is very similar to S. fulleborni, a parasite of monkeys, baboons and apes in Africa and Asia, although a definitive identification could not be made with the material available. Since non-human primates have apparently never inhabitated New Guinea, the origin of these S. fulleborni-like infections is unknown.

Accepted for publication March 20, 1976.

^* Supported in part by grant AI-04919 from NIAID, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.

Address reprint requests to: Dr. M. D. Little, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, 1430 Tulane Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112.