PREVALENCE OF INTESTINAL PARASITES IN CHILDREN FROM PUBLIC DAYCARE CENTERS IN THE CITY OF BELO HORIZONTE, MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL

The objective of this study was to verify the occurrence of intestinal parasites in 3 to 6-year-old children from daycare centers maintained by the municipal government of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Coproparasitological tests performed in 472 children have shown that 24.6% of them had som...

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Published in:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 2008-01, Vol.50 (1), p.57-59
Main Authors: MENEZES, Aline L, LIMA, Vitor M. P, FREITAS, Mayrce T. S, ROCHA, Miriam O, SILVA, Edward F, DOLABELLA, Silvio S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Brazil - epidemiology
Child
Child Day Care Centers - statistics & numerical data
Child, Preschool
Feces - parasitology
General aspects
Helminthiasis - diagnosis
Helminthiasis - epidemiology
Human protozoal diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic - diagnosis
Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic - epidemiology
Medical sciences
Parasitic diseases
Parasitic diseases due to ciliates and flagellates
Prevalence
Protozoal diseases
Protozoan Infections - diagnosis
Protozoan Infections - epidemiology
Public Sector
TROPICAL MEDICINE
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Summary:The objective of this study was to verify the occurrence of intestinal parasites in 3 to 6-year-old children from daycare centers maintained by the municipal government of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Coproparasitological tests performed in 472 children have shown that 24.6% of them had some type of parasites, 6.6% of the children having more than one type. Among protozoa, Entamoeba coli (14.0%) and G. duodenalis (9.5%) were the most prevalent, whereas Ascaris lumbricoides (3.0%) and Trichuris trichiura (1.1%) were the most frequent among the helminths. Thus, we can observe that intestinal parasites still represent a serious public health problem in Belo Horizonte, especially among children and in areas where the socioeconomic conditions are less favorable.
ISSN:0036-4665
1678-9946
1678-9946
0036-4665
DOI:10.1590/S0036-46652008000100013