Prevalence of intestinal parasites in children from public daycare centers in the city of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Keywords:
Giardiasis, Intestinal Parasites, Daycare centersAbstract
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.Downloads
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Published
2008-02-01
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Menezes, A. L., Lima, V. M., Freitas, M. T., Rocha, M. O., Silva, E. F., & Dolabella, S. S. (2008). Prevalence of intestinal parasites in children from public daycare centers in the city of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil . Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo, 50(1), 57-59. https://www.revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/31150