Intestinal parasitism in the Xavánte Indians, Central Brazil

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo

Ricardo V. Santos²  Carlos E.a. Coimbra Jr.²  Nancy M. Flowers¹  Joaquim P. Silva² 

[1] ,Fundação Oswaldo Cruz Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Rio de Janeiro RJ ,Brazil

关键词: Helminths;    Intestinal parasites;    Amerindians;    Brazil;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0036-46651995000200009

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

This paper reports the findings of a survey for intestinal parasites among the Xavánte Indians from Central Brazil. A. lumbricoides (25.0%) and hookworms (33.6%) were the two most common helminths; E. histolytica complex (7.8%) and G. lamblia (8.6%) the most common protozoans. The majority (58.5%) of positive individuals hosted only one species of helminth. Egg counts for helminths, and for A. lumbricoides in particular, were found to be not dispersed at random, with a few individuals, all of whom young children, showing very high counts. The prevalence rates of intestinal parasites for the Xavánte are below those reported for other Amerindian populations from Brazil.

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