[Prevalence of intestinal parasites in children of Yukpa Ethnia in Toromo, Zulia State, Venezuela].
| Autor: | Díaz A I; Cátedra de Parasitología, Escuela de Bioanálisis, Universidad del Zulia,Venezuela., Rivero R Z, Bracho M A, Castellanos S M, Acurero E, Calchi L M, Atencio T R |
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| Jazyk: | Spanish; Castilian |
| Zdroj: | Revista medica de Chile [Rev Med Chil] 2006 Jan; Vol. 134 (1), pp. 72-8. Date of Electronic Publication: 2006 Mar 08. |
| DOI: | 10.4067/s0034-98872006000100010 |
| Abstrakt: | Background: Yupkpa community in Perijá Sierra does not have drinking water or sewage elimination systems. Thus it becomes a propitious place for infection with intestinal parasites. Aim: To determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites in children, ages 0 to 14 years, in the Yukpa ethnic population of Toromo in the Perijá Mountains, Zulia State, Venezuela. Material and Methods: Ninety one fecal samples were analyzed by the following coproparasitologic methods: saline solution and lugol fresh mount, formalin-ether concentration (Ritchie), and Kinyoun stain for intestinal coccidians. Results: Overall parasite infection prevalence was 83.5%. The most frequently observed parasites were: Ascaris lumbricoides (57.1%), Trichuris trichiura (20.8%), Hymenolepis nana (14.2%), Blastocystis hominis (51.6%), Giardia lamblia (30.7%), and Entamoeba histolytica/E. dispar complex (21.9%). Coccidians were nont observed in any of the stool samples. Conclusions: The large number of infected people is directly related to the hygienic and sanitary conditions of the population studied. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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