Parásitos intestinales en una comunidad Amerindia, Costa Rica / Intestinal parasites in an Amerindian community
Parasitol. latinoam
;
60(3/4): 182-185, dic. 2005. tab
Artigo
em Espanhol
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| ID: lil-460439
ABSTRACT
In Costa Rica there were three national surveys of intestinal parasitism (1966, 1982, and 1996) that showed dramatic reduction of the prevalence of Trichuris, Ascaris, and Necator/Ancylostoma (hookworms); however, these nematodes persist with high prevalence in low socio-economically groups, as the squatter settlements around the cities; however, it is possible that pour Amerindian communities with substandard housing condition also suffer the burden of intestinal parasites. For this reason, the present study was planted in a rural disperse Amerindian community from the South of Costa Rica. 45 fecal samples were collected from children under 15 years old, and were processed according a modification of the Baermann method, which also permits the observation of other parasites beyond Strongyloides. 38 (84 percent) of the analyzed samples were positive for at least one parasite. The prevalence for nematodes was Ascaris (36 percent), hookworms (22 percent) Enterobius (4 percent), and Trichuris (2 percent). For protozoa was Endolimax nana (33 percent), Entamoeba coli (27 percent), and Entamoeba histolytica/dispar (11 percent). These data are the reflect of the inadequate sanitation conditions of this community.
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Assunto principal:
Infecções por Protozoários
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Eucariotos
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Helmintíase
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Helmintos
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Enteropatias Parasitárias
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
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Estudo de prevalência
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
América Central
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Costa Rica
Idioma:
Espanhol
Revista:
Parasitol. latinoam
Assunto da revista:
Parasitologia
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Costa Rica
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Universidad de Costa Rica/CR
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