Intestinal parasites in Iaualapiti indians from Xingu Park, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Brine flotation and gravity sedimentation coproscopical examinations were performed in stool samples from 69 of the 147 Iaualapiti Indians of the Xingu Park, Mato Grosso State, Brazil. Intestinal [arasites were present in 89.9% of the population examined. High rates of prevalence were found for some...
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| author | Cláudio Santos Ferreira Luis Marcelo Aranha Camargo Maria da Luz Ribeiro Moitinho Ramiro Anthero de Azevedo |
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| description | Brine flotation and gravity sedimentation coproscopical examinations were performed in stool samples from 69 of the 147 Iaualapiti Indians of the Xingu Park, Mato Grosso State, Brazil. Intestinal [arasites were present in 89.9% of the population examined. High rates of prevalence were found for some parasite species. Ancylostomidae, 82.6%; Enterobius vermicularis, 26.1%; Ascaris lumbricoides, 20.3%; and Entamoeba coli, 68.1%. Infection by Trichuris trichuria, Schistosoma mansoni, Taenia spp. and Hymenolepis nana was not detected. Helminth's prevalence in children aged one year or less was comparatively low (33.3%). Quantitative coproscopy was done in positive samples for Ascaris and Ancylostomidae and the results expressed in eggs per gram of feces (EPG). Quantitative results revealed that worm burdens are very low and overdispersed in this Indian tribe, a previously unreported fact. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4c7b7ea269274d1f8d38ed7a283047ba2023-08-02T08:19:26ZengFundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz0074-02761678-80601991-12-0186444144210.1590/S0074-02761991000400012Intestinal parasites in Iaualapiti indians from Xingu Park, Mato Grosso, BrazilCláudio Santos FerreiraLuis Marcelo Aranha CamargoMaria da Luz Ribeiro MoitinhoRamiro Anthero de AzevedoBrine flotation and gravity sedimentation coproscopical examinations were performed in stool samples from 69 of the 147 Iaualapiti Indians of the Xingu Park, Mato Grosso State, Brazil. Intestinal [arasites were present in 89.9% of the population examined. High rates of prevalence were found for some parasite species. Ancylostomidae, 82.6%; Enterobius vermicularis, 26.1%; Ascaris lumbricoides, 20.3%; and Entamoeba coli, 68.1%. Infection by Trichuris trichuria, Schistosoma mansoni, Taenia spp. and Hymenolepis nana was not detected. Helminth's prevalence in children aged one year or less was comparatively low (33.3%). Quantitative coproscopy was done in positive samples for Ascaris and Ancylostomidae and the results expressed in eggs per gram of feces (EPG). Quantitative results revealed that worm burdens are very low and overdispersed in this Indian tribe, a previously unreported fact.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761991000400012Brazilian IndiansenteroparasitosesEpidemiologyquantitative coproscopy |
| spellingShingle | Cláudio Santos Ferreira Luis Marcelo Aranha Camargo Maria da Luz Ribeiro Moitinho Ramiro Anthero de Azevedo Intestinal parasites in Iaualapiti indians from Xingu Park, Mato Grosso, Brazil Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz Brazilian Indians enteroparasitoses Epidemiology quantitative coproscopy |
| title | Intestinal parasites in Iaualapiti indians from Xingu Park, Mato Grosso, Brazil |
| title_full | Intestinal parasites in Iaualapiti indians from Xingu Park, Mato Grosso, Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Intestinal parasites in Iaualapiti indians from Xingu Park, Mato Grosso, Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Intestinal parasites in Iaualapiti indians from Xingu Park, Mato Grosso, Brazil |
| title_short | Intestinal parasites in Iaualapiti indians from Xingu Park, Mato Grosso, Brazil |
| title_sort | intestinal parasites in iaualapiti indians from xingu park mato grosso brazil |
| topic | Brazilian Indians enteroparasitoses Epidemiology quantitative coproscopy |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761991000400012 |
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