Balantidiasis en una comunidad rural del Estado Bolívar, Venezuela / Balantidiasis in a rural community from Bolivar state, Venezuela
Bol. chil. parasitol
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54(1/2): 7-12, ene.-jun. 1999. tab
Artículo
en Español
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ABSTRACT
Balantidium coli is the etiologic agent of balantidiasis, an infrequent zoonose of worldwide distribution. The objective of the present study was to determine the clinical and epidemiological aspects of balantidiasis in a rural community in the bolivar state in Venezuela. Fifty persons and 12 pigs were evaluated. Fecal samples were analyzed by direct examination and by the methods of Faust and Willis. The global rate of intestinal parasitoses detected was 88.0 percent for the human population and 83.3 percent for the pigs. The prevalence of human and porcine balantidiais was 12.0 percent (6/50) and 33.3 percent (4/12), respectively. The disease was only detected in children, all of them with multiple parasites and with clinical manifestations. Deficient environmental sanitation, absence of basic services in the dwellings, low socioeconomic level, and the presence of pigs infected with B. coli are the factors that explain and maintain the conditions favorable to the transmission of balantidiasis in the population studied
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Asunto principal:
Balantidiasis
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Balantidium
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
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Estudio de etiología
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Estudio observacional
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Estudio de prevalencia
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Factores de riesgo
Límite:
Child, preschool
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Lactante
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Masculino
País/Región como asunto:
America del Sur
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Venezuela
Idioma:
Español
Revista:
Bol. chil. parasitol
Asunto de la revista:
ALIMENTOS
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Parasitología
Año:
1999
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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