2008
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-89132008000400007
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Intestinal parasites in ecotourism region of the state of Paraná, Brazil

Abstract: To determine the indices of prevalence of intestinal parasites and commensals in the residents of ecotourism region of Paraná State, a retrospective study was conducte, from January/2003 to December/2004 on 3,764 fecal parasitological examinations performed by a private laboratory of Ubiratã using the Baermann-Moraes, water-sedimentation and Willis methods. Among the individuals aged eight months to 89 years, 522 (13.9%) cases were positive. Giardia lamblia (175/522; 24.2%) was the most prevalent parasite (p<0… Show more

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“…The occurrence of enteroparasites in food handlers in the municipality of Cascavel, in the total population as well in the different occupational categories, is within the range of 13.9 to 46.9% found in studies in other municipalities of the state 7,8,15,16,18,24 . This rather high occurrence is significant if we consider that this municipality possesses a relatively high IDH for the state, and is located in relatively well-developed southern Brazil.…”
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confidence: 50%
“…The occurrence of enteroparasites in food handlers in the municipality of Cascavel, in the total population as well in the different occupational categories, is within the range of 13.9 to 46.9% found in studies in other municipalities of the state 7,8,15,16,18,24 . This rather high occurrence is significant if we consider that this municipality possesses a relatively high IDH for the state, and is located in relatively well-developed southern Brazil.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 50%
“…Por outro lado, mesmo com as boas condições de uso dos sanitários, observadas no presente estudo, e com pesquisas sobre profilaxia e controle, as enteroparasitoses ainda estão entre as doenças mais frequentes na população, especialmente aquela de baixa renda, com hábitos de higiene inadequados, dentre eles, a não lavagem das mãos antes das refeições e após o uso dos sanitários (FALAVIGNA et al, 2008, SANTOS et al, 2013.…”
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“…Dentre os protozoários: Entamoeba histolytica e Giardia duodenalis (Ferreira et al, 2000). Apesar dos estudos sobre sua profilaxia e controle, as parasitoses estão entre as doenças mais frequentes na população de baixa renda, afetando principalmente crianças com hábitos inadequados de higiene (Falavigna et al, 2008). Seja na zona rural ou urbana, esses parasitos são prevalentes em boa parte do território nacional, podendo comprometer especialmente o desenvolvimento físico e intelectual de crianças em idade escolar .…”
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