Blastocystis sp. in Drinking Water at a Rural School in Merida, Venezuela
In order to determine the presence of Blastocystis sp. in drinking water at a rural school in Merida, 36 water samples were collected from natural sources that feed the distribution tank and faucets during the months of September, 2008, February and December, 2009, and May, 2010. Samples were proces...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:ddd58816461e4e7e9724003946a4759e 2023-10-09T21:49:02+02:00 Blastocystis sp. in Drinking Water at a Rural School in Merida, Venezuela Ana Deixy Flores Carrero Zulma Peña Contreras Delsy Dávila Vera Melisa Colmenares Sulbarán Rosa Virginia Mendoza Briceño 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/ddd58816461e4e7e9724003946a4759e EN ES eng spa Universidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales https://produccioncientificaluz.org/index.php/kasmera/article/view/4882 https://doaj.org/toc/0075-5222 https://doaj.org/toc/2477-9628 0075-5222 2477-9628 https://doaj.org/article/ddd58816461e4e7e9724003946a4759e Kasmera, Vol 39, Iss 2, Pp 123-129 (2011) blastocystis sp blastocystosis parásito agua de consumo humano Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2011 ftdoajarticles 2023-09-10T00:50:50Z In order to determine the presence of Blastocystis sp. in drinking water at a rural school in Merida, 36 water samples were collected from natural sources that feed the distribution tank and faucets during the months of September, 2008, February and December, 2009, and May, 2010. Samples were processed using the technique proposed by Suresh et al. (2005). All samples were negative. These results suggest that the water was exempt from Blastocystis or that the quantity of viable cysts present in the samples was very low, not permitting reproduction in the culture. This report suggests the importance of using more sensitive techniques to detect low amounts of the organism in drinking water. The study of student water consumption habits at the rural school showed that more than half the population consume boiled water; probably, they are aware that the water source has not been treated for drinking. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic |
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In order to determine the presence of Blastocystis sp. in drinking water at a rural school in Merida, 36 water samples were collected from natural sources that feed the distribution tank and faucets during the months of September, 2008, February and December, 2009, and May, 2010. Samples were processed using the technique proposed by Suresh et al. (2005). All samples were negative. These results suggest that the water was exempt from Blastocystis or that the quantity of viable cysts present in the samples was very low, not permitting reproduction in the culture. This report suggests the importance of using more sensitive techniques to detect low amounts of the organism in drinking water. The study of student water consumption habits at the rural school showed that more than half the population consume boiled water; probably, they are aware that the water source has not been treated for drinking. |
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Ana Deixy Flores Carrero Zulma Peña Contreras Delsy Dávila Vera Melisa Colmenares Sulbarán Rosa Virginia Mendoza Briceño |
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Blastocystis sp. in Drinking Water at a Rural School in Merida, Venezuela |
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