Enteroparasitosis in children of rural area of the Coari city, Amazonas, Brazil
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https://doi.org/10.5216/rpt.v38i1.6219Keywords:
Enteroparasitosis, Children, Solimoes river.Abstract
The prevalence of enteroparasitosis in children living in rural communities in Coaricity, Amazonas state, Brazil, was investigated. Among 123 children examined,
74.0% of the coproparasitological samples were positive with occurrence of Ascaris
lumbricoides (68.1%), Trichuris trichiura (41.8%), ancylostomatides (17.6%),
Entamoeba histolytica/E. dispar (17.6%), E. coli (11%), Giardia duodenalis (9.9%),
Strongyloides stercoralis (8.8%), Endolimax nana (3.3%) and Iodamoeba butschlii
(1.1%). High prevalence of enteroparasitosis in the studied community shows the
difficulty to control these diseases in the Amazonian region and emphasize the need
for adequate preventive and educative measures adapted to the reality of this region.
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2009-05-11
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SILVA, E. F. da; SILVA, E. B. da; ALMEIDA, K. de S.; SOUSA, J. J. N. de; FREITAS, F. L. da C. Enteroparasitosis in children of rural area of the Coari city, Amazonas, Brazil. Revista de Patologia Tropical / Journal of Tropical Pathology, Goiânia, v. 38, n. 1, p. 35–44, 2009. DOI: 10.5216/rpt.v38i1.6219. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/iptsp/article/view/6219. Acesso em: 24 nov. 2024.
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