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Intestinal parasites in Iaualapiti indians from Xingu Park, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz ; 86(4): 441-2, Oct.-Dec. 1991. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-109143
ABSTRACT
Brine flotation and gravity sedimentation coproscopical examinations were performed in stool samples from 69 of the 147 Iaualapiti Indians of the Xingu Park, Mato Grosso State, Brazil. Intestinal [arasites were present in 89.9% of the population examined. High rates of prevalence were found for some parasite species. Ancylostomidae, 82.6%; Enterobius vermicularis, 26.1%; Ascaris lumbricoides, 20.3%; and Entamoeba coli, 68.1%. Infection by Trichuris trichuria, Schistosoma mansoni, Taenia spp. and Hymenolepis nana was not detected. Helminth's prevalence in children aged one year or less was comparatively low (33.3%). Quantitative coproscopy was done in positive samples for Ascaris and Ancylostomidae and the results expressed in eggs per gram of feces (EPG). Quantitative results revealed that worm burdens are very low and overdispersed in this Indian tribe, a previously unreported fact
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Indians, South American / Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic Type of study: Prevalence study / Risk factors Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Child / Child, preschool / Humans / Infant / Infant, Newborn Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz Journal subject: Tropical Medicine / Parasitology Year: 1991 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Indians, South American / Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic Type of study: Prevalence study / Risk factors Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Child / Child, preschool / Humans / Infant / Infant, Newborn Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz Journal subject: Tropical Medicine / Parasitology Year: 1991 Type: Article