Article
Spatial and Molecular Epidemiology of Giardia intestinalis Deep in the Amazon, Brazil
Registro en:
NUNES, Beatriz Coronato; et al. Spatial and Molecular Epidemiology of Giardia intestinalis Deep in the Amazon, Brazil. Plos One, v.11, n.7, e0158805, 8p, July 2016.
1932-6203
10.1371/journal.pone.0158805
Autor
Coronato Nunes, Beatriz
Pavan, Márcio G.
Jaeger, Lauren H.
Monteiro, Kerla J. L.
Xavier, Samanta C. C.
Monteiro, Fernando A.
Bóia, Márcio N.
Costa, Filipe A. Carvalho
Resumen
Current control policies for intestinal parasitosis focuses on soil-transmitted helminths, being ineffective against Giardia intestinalis, a highly prevalent protozoon that impacts children's nutritional status in developing countries. The objective of this study was to explore spatial and molecular epidemiology of Giardia intestinalis in children of Amerindian descent in the Brazilian Amazon.