Occurrence of intestinal parasites in riverine communities in the City of Igarapé Miri, Pará State, Brazil

In the Northern Region of Brazil, there is high occurrence of intestinal parasites among the riverine population, especially in areas with sanitation deficit. This study aimed to determine intestinal parasites prevalence among the riverine population in five communities located in the City of Igarap...

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Autores: Silva, Adriane Maria Bezerra da, Bouth, Raquel Carvalho, Costa, Kauê Santana da, Carvalho, Darlen Cardoso de, Hirai, Kelly Emi, Prado, Rosilene Rodrigues, Araújo, Sirlene Gonçalves de, Pereira, Ana Carolina de Lima, Ribeiro, Karla Tereza Silva
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:Brasil
Institución:Instituto Evandro Chagas (IEC)
Repositorio:Revista Pan-Amazônica de Saúde (RPAS)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:revista.iec.gov.br:article/556
Acceso en línea:https://ojs.iec.gov.br/rpas/article/view/556
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Parasitological Analysis;
Helminths;
Parasitic Diseases;
Helminthiasis;
Protozoan Infection;
Análise Parasitológica;
Helmintos;
Doenças Parasitárias;
Helmintíase;
Infecções por Protozoários;
Análisis Parasitológico;
Enfermedades Parasitarias;
Helmintiasis;
Infecciones por Protozoarios;
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Sumario:In the Northern Region of Brazil, there is high occurrence of intestinal parasites among the riverine population, especially in areas with sanitation deficit. This study aimed to determine intestinal parasites prevalence among the riverine population in five communities located in the City of Igarapé Miri, Pará State, the study was conducted during an education and health extension activity in July, 2011 which was coordinated by Universidade Federal do Pará. A total of 91 stool samples were analyzed by direct examination for parasitic agents. The results showed positivity in 94.5%, highlighting that 57.17% of the positive cases had two or more parasites. Helminthes were the most common, especially Ascaris lumbricoides (57.14%) and Trichuris trichiura (41.76%). Among the most frequent protozoa were Entamoeba spp. (36.26%), Giardia intestinalis (24.17%) and Iodamoeba butschlii (23.08%). The obtained results revealed the necessity of implementing public policies directed to govern programs that aim to improve and health sanitation among the riverine communities.

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