Comparative study of the intestinal parasitism profiles between communities across the 5 municipalities of the Barranquilla metropolitan area, Colombia
| Autor: | Marianella Suarez-Marenco, María C. Sarmiento, Margarita Filott, Jimmy E. Becerra, Lucila Gómez, Luz A. Sarmiento-Rubiano |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Ecological niche
Veterinary medicine helminthiasis Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Helminthiasis Sampling (statistics) Parasitism RC952-1245 Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Biology parasites medicine.disease Metropolitan area medicine.drug_formulation_ingredient Infectious Diseases Special situations and conditions Intestinal parasitism Taenia solium neglected diseases medicine taenia solium Original Article Feces |
| Zdroj: | Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives, Vol 12, Iss 5, Pp 333-341 (2021) Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives |
| ISSN: | 2210-9110 2210-9099 |
| Popis: | Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare the rate of parasitism and intestinal parasitism profiles of children who live in relatively proximal communities across the 5 municipalities of the Barranquilla metropolitan area, Colombia.Methods: In total, 986 fecal samples from children aged 1 to 10 were analyzed using a direct method (physiological saline and lugol) and the zinc sulfate flotation technique. A comparative analysis of the parasitism profiles between sampling locations (7 schools and 3 health centers providing growth and development services) was conducted using principal component analysis (PCA). The presence of Taenia solium antibodies was evaluated by the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay method in 269 serum samples from the same group of children.Results: The overall prevalence of intestinal parasitism was 57.6% (range, 42.1%–77.6%) across the sampling areas. The prevalence of helminthiasis was between 4.1% and 23.7%, and that of intestinal protozoa was between 38.2% and 73.5%. PCA showed that the parasite profiles of each sampling location shared no common characteristics. A total of 3.0% of the serum samples were positive for T. solium antibodies.Conclusion: The intestinal parasitism profiles between relatively proximal sampling locations with similar geographic conditions were vastly different, indicating the need to study each small ecological niche on a localized scale to develop more cost-effective interventions for controlling intestinal parasitism. |
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