Helminthiases in Montes Claros. Preliminary survey
A preliminary survey was conducted for the presence of helminths in the city of Montes Claros, M. G., Brazil. Three groups of persons were examined by the direct smear, Kato thick film and MIFC techniques; one group by direct smear and Kato only. General findings were: a high prevalence of hookworm,...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:08a39055b6eb4c6bb35ca8e5a2e79592 2023-05-15T15:02:49+02:00 Helminthiases in Montes Claros. Preliminary survey Rina Girard Kaminsky 1976-04-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86821976000200003 https://doaj.org/article/08a39055b6eb4c6bb35ca8e5a2e79592 EN eng Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86821976000200003&lng=en&tlng=en https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9849 1678-9849 doi:10.1590/S0037-86821976000200003 https://doaj.org/article/08a39055b6eb4c6bb35ca8e5a2e79592 Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 10, Iss 2, Pp 59-64 (1976) Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 1976 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86821976000200003 2022-12-30T21:27:08Z A preliminary survey was conducted for the presence of helminths in the city of Montes Claros, M. G., Brazil. Three groups of persons were examined by the direct smear, Kato thick film and MIFC techniques; one group by direct smear and Kato only. General findings were: a high prevalence of hookworm, followed by ascariasis, S. mansoni, S. stercoralis and very light infections with T. trichiurá. E. vermicularis and H. nana were ranking parasites at an orphanage, with some hookworm and S. mansoni infections as well. At a pig slaughter house, the dominant parasites were hookworm and S. mansoni. Pig cysticercosis was an incidental finding worth mentioning for the health hazard it represents for humans as well as an economic loss. From the comparative results between the Kato and the MIF the former proved itself again as a more sensitive and reliable concentration method for helminth eggs, of low cost and easy performance. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Slaughter ENVELOPE(-85.633,-85.633,-78.617,-78.617) Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 10 2 59 64 |
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A preliminary survey was conducted for the presence of helminths in the city of Montes Claros, M. G., Brazil. Three groups of persons were examined by the direct smear, Kato thick film and MIFC techniques; one group by direct smear and Kato only. General findings were: a high prevalence of hookworm, followed by ascariasis, S. mansoni, S. stercoralis and very light infections with T. trichiurá. E. vermicularis and H. nana were ranking parasites at an orphanage, with some hookworm and S. mansoni infections as well. At a pig slaughter house, the dominant parasites were hookworm and S. mansoni. Pig cysticercosis was an incidental finding worth mentioning for the health hazard it represents for humans as well as an economic loss. From the comparative results between the Kato and the MIF the former proved itself again as a more sensitive and reliable concentration method for helminth eggs, of low cost and easy performance. |
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