Parásitos intestinales en una comunidad Amerindia, Costa Rica: COSTA RICA

dc.creatorHERNÁNDEZ-CHAVARRÍA,FRANCISCO
dc.creatorMATAMOROS-MADRIGAL,MARÍA FERNÁNDA
dc.date2005-12-01
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dc.identifierhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-77122005000200015
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/387591
dc.descriptionIn Costa Rica there were three national surveys of intestinal parasitism (1966, 1982, and 1996) that showed dramatic reduction of the prevalence of Trichuris, Ascaris, and Necator/Ancylostoma (hookworms); however, these nematodes persist with high prevalence in low socio-economically groups, as the squatter settlements around the cities; however, it is possible that pour Amerindian communities with substandard housing condition also suffer the burden of intestinal parasites. For this reason, the present study was planted in a rural disperse Amerindian community from the South of Costa Rica. 45 fecal samples were collected from children under 15 years old, and were processed according a modification of the Baermann method, which also permits the observation of other parasites beyond Strongyloides. 38 (84%) of the analyzed samples were positive for at least one parasite. The prevalence for nematodes was Ascaris (36%), hookworms (22%) Enterobius (4%), and Trichuris (2%). For protozoa was Endolimax nana (33%), Entamoeba coli (27%), and Entamoeba histolytica/dispar (11%). These data are the reflect of the inadequate sanitation conditions of this community
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dc.publisherSociedad Chilena de Parasitología
dc.sourceParasitología latinoamericana v.60 n.3-4 2005
dc.subjectIntestinal parasites
dc.subjectSurvey
dc.subjectBaermann method
dc.subjectAmerindian community
dc.titleParásitos intestinales en una comunidad Amerindia, Costa Rica: COSTA RICA
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