Ocorrência de enteroparasitos em centros de educaçáo infantil no município de patos de minas, MG, Brasil

• Author(s): Silva, Luciana Pereira [UNESP] ; da Silva, Regildo Márcio Gonçalves [UNESP]
• Date: 2022
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/11449/219567
• Origin: Oasisbr
• Subject(s): Children; Enteroparasites; Parasitism
• Document Type: Journal article
• Language: English

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Considering the high prevalence of the parasitic diseases in Brazil and its close relationship with the socio-economic and cultural levels of the population, aimed to establish the occurrence of enteroparasites in children of six Centers of Education Child (CEIs) of the municipality of Patos of Minas (MG). Were collected three samples of faeces of 161 children from zero to six years of age. Were used the Lutz and Baermann-Moraes' methods, to the detection of cysts of protozoa, eggs and larvae of helminths. Coproparasitological analyses showed positivity of 73%. The most frequent helminths were: Ascaris lumbricoides (50%), hookworm (22%) and Enterobius vermicularis (0.6%). Among the protozoa highlighted were: Entamoeba histolytica/E. dispar (22%) and Giardia lamblia (32%). The high occurrence of enteroparasites evidenced the need for an effective health policy in the CEIs of the municipality of Patos of Minas to the fight against intestinal parasites.

Faculdade de Ciências e Letras de Assis Universidade Estadual Paúlista Julio de Mesquita Filho - UNESP, Assis, SP

Faculdade de Ciências e Letras de Assis Universidade Estadual Paúlista Julio de Mesquita Filho - UNESP, Assis, SP