Intestinal parasites among Karitiana Indians from Rondônia State, Brazil
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
;
34(3): 223-5, maio-jun. 1992. tab
Artigo
em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
Gravity sedimentation parasitological examinations were performed in stool samples from 111 Karitiana Indians from Rondônia State, Brazilian Amazon Basin. Intestinal parasites were found in 43 samples (38.7%). Ascaris lumbricoides was the most prevalent helminth species (18.9%). Egg counts in samples positive for Ascaris suggested an overdispersed distribution of worm burdens in the host population. Age-distribution pattern of intestinal parasites among Karitiana Indians was found to be rather unusual: the highest prevalence (60.0%) was detected in the 12- to 16-year-old age group
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Índice:
LILACS (Américas)
Assunto principal:
Indígenas Sul-Americanos
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Enteropatias Parasitárias
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de prevalência
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
Assunto da revista:
Medicina Tropical
Ano de publicação:
1992
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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