Eco-epidemiologic study of emerging fungi related to the work of babaçu coconut breakers in the State of Maranhão, Brazil

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Viana, Graça Maria de Castro¹  Muniz Filho, Walbert Edson¹  Nascimento, Maria do Desterro Soares Brandão¹  Silva, Marcos Antonio Custódio Neto da¹  Universidade Estadual do Maranhão, Caxias, Brazil¹  Maciel, Leonardo Bezerra¹  Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil¹  Bezerra, Geusa Felipa de Barros¹  Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, Brazil¹  Leitão, Valéria Maria Sousa¹  Universidade Federal do Maranhão, São Luis¹ 

关键词: Fungi;    Coconut;    Allied Health Occupations;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0037-8682-0237-2013

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

【 摘 要 】

Introduction:There are more than 300,000 extractors using the babaçu coconut as a source of income in the States of Maranhão, Pará, Tocantins and Piauí, and this activity is associated with fungal infections. The objective of this study was to examine the occurrence of emergent fungi in the conjunctiva, nails and surface and subcutaneous injuries of female coconut breakers in Esperantinópolis, Maranhão. Additionally, soil samples and palm structures were collected.

【 授权许可】

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