[Occurrence of Taenia sp. in the population seen at the Central Laboratory of the Adolfo Lutz Institute, São Paulo, SP, Brazil (1960/1989)].
Monthly and yearly reports of the Seção de Enteroparasitoses of the Instituto Adolfo Lutz (São Paulo, SP, Brazil) from 1960 to 1989 with 1,519,730 parasitological stool examinations were studied. There were also 355 identifications of Taenia sp. proglottids. Using Hoffman, Pons & Janer's method, 7,663 (0.5%) cases of taeniasis were diagnosed, and 311 (87.60%) of the 355 proglottids were on easy terms to be specified, 273 (87.80%) of them were from Taenia saginata.
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Seção de Enteroparasitoses, Instituto Adolfo Lutz, São Paulo, Brasil.
da Silva
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Mangini
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Vellosa
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Torres
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da Silva
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Vaz
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D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D010270:Parasite Egg Count; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013621:Taenia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013622:Taeniasis / Q000453:epidemiology*
Ocorrência de Taenia sp. na população atendida no Laboratório Central do Instituto Adolfo Lutz, São Paulo, SP, Brasil (1960/1989).