Enteroparasites in children of an indigenous community in Machiques de Perijá, Zulia state Venezuela

• Main Authors: Ellen Acurero-Yamarte, Odelis Díaz Suarez, Zulbey Rivero-Rodríguez, Angela Bracho Mora, Marinella Calchi La Corte, Raikelin Terán, Milagros Paz
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: Universidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales 2016
• Subjects: Enteroparásitos; niños; indígenas; prevalencia; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Ritchie
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/97d244517b464ed3a33019f21eeecbfa

In order to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites in children from an indigenous community in the municipality Machiques de Perija of Zulia state, they were analyzed fecal samples from 139 children aged between 0-12 years old. Each stool specimen was conducted a coproparasitological fresh...