Enteroparasites prevalence among daycare and elementary school children of municipal schools, Rolândia, PR, Brazil

Coproparasitological analyses were performed on 191 daycare children and 434 elementary school children from urban and rural areas in Rolândia, Parana State, Brazil. The overall prevalence of enteroparasites was 15.2 % for daycare children and 52.5% for elementary school children. Risk factors are discussed.

Exames coproparasitológicos realizados em 191 crianças de creches e em 434 alunos da primeira à quarta série das áreas urbana e rural da rede municipal de Rolândia, PR, evidenciaram enteroparasitas em prevalência de 15,2% nas creches e de 52,5% entre os escolares. Fatores de risco são discutidos.

Levantamento soroepidemiológico da toxoplasmose em ovinos na regiäo de Londrina, Paraná / Epidemiological study of ovine toxoplasmosis in Londrina region, Parana State, Brazil

Three hundred and seventy serum samples collected from ovine herds in Londrina, Parana State, were tested by indirect immunofluorescence for Toxoplasma gondii. The overal percentage of reagents (>=1:64) was 47.83 per cent. There were no significant differences amongst age groups. The percentage of reagents was: 48.55 per cent amongst ewes, 36.84 per cent amongst rams, 47.37 per cent amongst ram lambs and 48.31 per cent amongst lambs. Is was concluded that T. gondii infection is highly pervalent in ovine herds of Londrina region