Intestinal parasites and commensals among individuals from a landless camping in the rural area of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo

Maria Cecília Oliveira¹  Claudio Vieira Da Silva¹  Julia Maria Costa-cruz¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal de Uberlândia Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Laboratório de ParasitologiaUberlândia MG ,Brasil

关键词: Enteroparasites;    Epidemiology;    Rural area;    Landless camping;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0036-46652003000300011

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

We evaluated the occurrence of intestinal parasites and commensals among children and adults from a landless camping in the rural area of Uberlândia, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, from October to November 2001. Stool samples from 78 individuals were examined by both the Baermann-Moraes and Lutz methods. Fifty-one (65.4%; CI 54.8 - 76.0) individuals were found to be infected, 23 (45.1%) children and 28 (54.9%) adults, of whom 34 (66.7%) were mono-infected, 9 (17.6%) bi-infected, and 8 (15.7%) poly-infected. In conclusion, the high prevalence of intestinal parasites and commensals suggests that parasitological exams should be periodically carried out in addition to the sanitation education and health special care in this population.

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