Intestinal parasitism in the Xavánte Indians, Central Brazil Parasitas intestinais entre índios Xavánte, Brasil Central
This paper reports the findings of a survey for intestinal parasites among the Xavánte Indians from Central Brazil. A. lumbricoides (25.0%) and hookworms (33.6%) were the two most common helminths; E. histolytica complex (7.8%) and G. lamblia (8.6%) the most common protozoans. The majority (58.5%) o...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:1d513f625a7246f48ddd9e9f58c36e4a 2024-09-09T19:26:20+00:00 Intestinal parasitism in the Xavánte Indians, Central Brazil Parasitas intestinais entre índios Xavánte, Brasil Central Ricardo V. Santos Carlos E.A. Coimbra Jr. Nancy M. Flowers Joaquim P. Silva 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46651995000200009 https://doaj.org/article/1d513f625a7246f48ddd9e9f58c36e4a EN eng Universidade de São Paulo (USP) http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651995000200009 https://doaj.org/toc/0036-4665 https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9946 doi:10.1590/S0036-46651995000200009 0036-4665 1678-9946 https://doaj.org/article/1d513f625a7246f48ddd9e9f58c36e4a Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Vol 37, Iss 2, Pp 145-148 (1995) Helminths Intestinal parasites Amerindians Brazil Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 article 1995 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46651995000200009 2024-08-05T17:49:30Z This paper reports the findings of a survey for intestinal parasites among the Xavánte Indians from Central Brazil. A. lumbricoides (25.0%) and hookworms (33.6%) were the two most common helminths; E. histolytica complex (7.8%) and G. lamblia (8.6%) the most common protozoans. The majority (58.5%) of positive individuals hosted only one species of helminth. Egg counts for helminths, and for A. lumbricoides in particular, were found to be not dispersed at random, with a few individuals, all of whom young children, showing very high counts. The prevalence rates of intestinal parasites for the Xavánte are below those reported for other Amerindian populations from Brazil. Este trabalho reporta os resultados de um inquérito transversal qualitativo e quantitativo sobre parasitas intestinais entre os Xavánte do Brasil Central. A. lumbricoides (25%) e ancilostomídeos (33,6%) foram os helmintos mais freqüentes; complexo E. histolytica (7,8%) e G. lamblia (8,6%) os protozoários mais comuns. A maioria dos indivíduos positivos albergava somente uma espécie de helminto (58,5%). Os resultados dos exames quantitativos indicaram que alguns poucos indivíduos, todos eles crianças, apresentavam concentrações particularmente elevadas de ovos de helmintos, particularmente no caso de A. lumbricoides. As prevalências de positividade dos Xavánte são inferiores àquelas reportadas para outros grupos indígenas do Brasil. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 37 2 145 148 |
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This paper reports the findings of a survey for intestinal parasites among the Xavánte Indians from Central Brazil. A. lumbricoides (25.0%) and hookworms (33.6%) were the two most common helminths; E. histolytica complex (7.8%) and G. lamblia (8.6%) the most common protozoans. The majority (58.5%) of positive individuals hosted only one species of helminth. Egg counts for helminths, and for A. lumbricoides in particular, were found to be not dispersed at random, with a few individuals, all of whom young children, showing very high counts. The prevalence rates of intestinal parasites for the Xavánte are below those reported for other Amerindian populations from Brazil. Este trabalho reporta os resultados de um inquérito transversal qualitativo e quantitativo sobre parasitas intestinais entre os Xavánte do Brasil Central. A. lumbricoides (25%) e ancilostomídeos (33,6%) foram os helmintos mais freqüentes; complexo E. histolytica (7,8%) e G. lamblia (8,6%) os protozoários mais comuns. A maioria dos indivíduos positivos albergava somente uma espécie de helminto (58,5%). Os resultados dos exames quantitativos indicaram que alguns poucos indivíduos, todos eles crianças, apresentavam concentrações particularmente elevadas de ovos de helmintos, particularmente no caso de A. lumbricoides. As prevalências de positividade dos Xavánte são inferiores àquelas reportadas para outros grupos indígenas do Brasil. |
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Intestinal parasitism in the Xavánte Indians, Central Brazil Parasitas intestinais entre índios Xavánte, Brasil Central |
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