Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection in five farms in Holambra, São Paulo, Brazil Prevalência de enteroparasitoses em cinco fazendas de Holambra-SP, Brasil
A parasitological survey was carried out on 222 inhabitants of five farms in Holambra, located 30 km north of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, on October 1992. Approximately 70% of the inhabitants were found to be infected with at least one species of intestinal parasite. The positive rates of 6 helmint...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:931dd36b48784f3596b2d11631286b11 2024-09-09T19:27:57+00:00 Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection in five farms in Holambra, São Paulo, Brazil Prevalência de enteroparasitoses em cinco fazendas de Holambra-SP, Brasil Jun Kobayashi Hideo Hasegawa Archimedes A. Forli Nancy F. Nishimura Ademar Yamanaka Tetsu Shimabukuro Yoshiya Sato 1995-02-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46651995000100003 https://doaj.org/article/931dd36b48784f3596b2d11631286b11 EN eng Universidade de São Paulo (USP) http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651995000100003 https://doaj.org/toc/0036-4665 https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9946 doi:10.1590/S0036-46651995000100003 0036-4665 1678-9946 https://doaj.org/article/931dd36b48784f3596b2d11631286b11 Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Vol 37, Iss 1, Pp 13-18 (1995) Parasitic infection Epidemiology Prevalence Brazil Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 article 1995 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46651995000100003 2024-08-05T17:49:30Z A parasitological survey was carried out on 222 inhabitants of five farms in Holambra, located 30 km north of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, on October 1992. Approximately 70% of the inhabitants were found to be infected with at least one species of intestinal parasite. The positive rates of 6 helminths and 7 protozoan species detected are as follows: 5.4% Ascaris lumbricoides; 8.6% Trichuris trichiura; 19.8% Necator americanus; 10.4% Strongyloides stercoralis; 14% Enterobius vermicularis; 0.9% Hymenolepis nana; 3.2% Entamoeba histolytica; 2.7% E. hartmanni; 9.9% E. coli; 14.0% Endolimax nana; 2.3% Iodamoeba butschlii; 10.4% Giardia lamblia; 37.8% Blastocystis hominis. The positive rates of helminth infection were generaly higher in the younger-group under 16 years-old than those in the elder group aged 16 or more, whereas the infection rates of protozoan species were higher in the elder group. The infection rate of Strongyloides was found to be 10.4% by a newly developed sensitive method (an agarplate culture methods). Uma pesquisa coproparasitológica foi realizada em 222 habitantes de cinco fazendas de Holambra, localizada a 30 km ao norte de Campinas, SP, Brasil, em outubro de 1992. Aproximadamente 70% dos habitantes apresentaram pelo menos um tipo de parasitose intestinal. O índice de positividade das 6 espécies de helmintos e de 7 protozoários na população foi o seguinte: Ascaris lumbricoides (5,4%); Trichuris trichiura (8,6%); Necator americanus (19,8%); Strongyloides stercoralis (10,4%); Enterobius vermiculares (1,4%); Hymenolepis nana (0,9%); Entamoeba histolytica (3,2%); E. hartmanni (2,7%); E. coli (9,9%); Endolimax nana (14,0%); Iodamoeba butschlii (2,3%); Giardia lamblia (10,4%); Blastocystis hominis (37,4%). O índice de positividade para infecção por helmitos foi aparentemente maior na população mais jovem (menores de 16 anos) do que no grupo de população com idades acima de 16 anos, ao contrário do índice de infecção pelos protozoários que foi mais elevado na população adulta. Utilizando um novo e ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Elevado ENVELOPE(-63.267,-63.267,-64.683,-64.683) Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 37 1 13 18 |
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A parasitological survey was carried out on 222 inhabitants of five farms in Holambra, located 30 km north of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, on October 1992. Approximately 70% of the inhabitants were found to be infected with at least one species of intestinal parasite. The positive rates of 6 helminths and 7 protozoan species detected are as follows: 5.4% Ascaris lumbricoides; 8.6% Trichuris trichiura; 19.8% Necator americanus; 10.4% Strongyloides stercoralis; 14% Enterobius vermicularis; 0.9% Hymenolepis nana; 3.2% Entamoeba histolytica; 2.7% E. hartmanni; 9.9% E. coli; 14.0% Endolimax nana; 2.3% Iodamoeba butschlii; 10.4% Giardia lamblia; 37.8% Blastocystis hominis. The positive rates of helminth infection were generaly higher in the younger-group under 16 years-old than those in the elder group aged 16 or more, whereas the infection rates of protozoan species were higher in the elder group. The infection rate of Strongyloides was found to be 10.4% by a newly developed sensitive method (an agarplate culture methods). Uma pesquisa coproparasitológica foi realizada em 222 habitantes de cinco fazendas de Holambra, localizada a 30 km ao norte de Campinas, SP, Brasil, em outubro de 1992. Aproximadamente 70% dos habitantes apresentaram pelo menos um tipo de parasitose intestinal. O índice de positividade das 6 espécies de helmintos e de 7 protozoários na população foi o seguinte: Ascaris lumbricoides (5,4%); Trichuris trichiura (8,6%); Necator americanus (19,8%); Strongyloides stercoralis (10,4%); Enterobius vermiculares (1,4%); Hymenolepis nana (0,9%); Entamoeba histolytica (3,2%); E. hartmanni (2,7%); E. coli (9,9%); Endolimax nana (14,0%); Iodamoeba butschlii (2,3%); Giardia lamblia (10,4%); Blastocystis hominis (37,4%). O índice de positividade para infecção por helmitos foi aparentemente maior na população mais jovem (menores de 16 anos) do que no grupo de população com idades acima de 16 anos, ao contrário do índice de infecção pelos protozoários que foi mais elevado na população adulta. Utilizando um novo e ... |
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Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection in five farms in Holambra, São Paulo, Brazil Prevalência de enteroparasitoses em cinco fazendas de Holambra-SP, Brasil |
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Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection in five farms in Holambra, São Paulo, Brazil Prevalência de enteroparasitoses em cinco fazendas de Holambra-SP, Brasil |
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Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection in five farms in Holambra, São Paulo, Brazil Prevalência de enteroparasitoses em cinco fazendas de Holambra-SP, Brasil |
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Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection in five farms in Holambra, São Paulo, Brazil Prevalência de enteroparasitoses em cinco fazendas de Holambra-SP, Brasil |
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Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection in five farms in Holambra, São Paulo, Brazil Prevalência de enteroparasitoses em cinco fazendas de Holambra-SP, Brasil |
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prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection in five farms in holambra, são paulo, brazil prevalência de enteroparasitoses em cinco fazendas de holambra-sp, brasil |
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