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A total of 18 species of parasites, namely, nematodes (4 species), trematodes (5 species), cestodes (4 species), protozoa (2 species), and medical arthropods (3 species), and 3 of them were imported parasites outside of Hunan Province. There are 9 species of foodborne parasites, accounting for 89.92% (464\/516) of patients infected by one species of parasite. Common parasites in Hunan Province include plerocercoid, <jats:italic>Paragonimus westermani<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>Clonorchis sinensis<\/jats:italic>, cysticercus, <jats:italic>Toxoplasma gondii<\/jats:italic>, and <jats:italic>Schistosoma japonicum<\/jats:italic>. In this study, we found that the incidence of soilborne nematode infections has decreased significantly. However, foodborne parasites gradually become the main parasitic infections as well as multiple infections are becoming more common. 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