Ferreira CB, Marçal Júnior O. [Intestinal parasitoses in schoolchildren of Martinésia District, Uberlândia, MG: a pilot study].
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 1997;
30:373-7. [PMID:
9380897 DOI:
10.1590/s0037-86821997000500004]
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Abstract
This work evaluates the occurrence of intestinal parasites in the students of the Martinésia District, Uberlândia municipality, Minas Gerais state. A total of 103 children were examined, from September to November 1995, according to Lutz or Hoffman, Pons and Janer method. The overall prevalence rate was 22.3% and the highest indices of infection were observed in 8-9 age group (34.8%), in village dwellers (30.0%) and in females (26.9%). Helminthiasis and protozoosis showed similar prevalence rates (10.7% and 12.6%, respectively). Giardia lamblia was the unique protozoan parasite verified and only one case of polyparasitism was found. We concluded that: the prevalence of enteroparasitosis in the studied group is lower than expectations for a rural community, what is, probably, a consequence of the good sanitary conditions presenting in that district.
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