[Occurrence of intestinal parasites and commensal organisms among schoolchildren living in a 'landless farm workers' settlement in Campo Florido, Minas Gerais, State Brazil].
The aim of this study was to verify the occurrence of intestinal parasites and commensal organisms among children attending a school located in a settlement of 'landless farm workers' in Campo Florido, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Coproparasitological analyses performed on 72 school children revealed 59.7% positivity and 4 types of protozoa and 5 types of helminths were identified. It can be concluded that it is necessary to monitor the health conditions of this population.
Ferreira
Patricia
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Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, MG, Brasil.
Lima
Marcelo Ribeiro
MR
Oliveira
Francielle Batista
FB
Pereira
Maria Letícia Moreira
ML
Ramos
Leila Bitar Moukachar
LB
Marçal
Maria das Graças
Md
Costa-Cruz
Julia Maria
JM
D000293:Adolescent; D017677:Age Distribution; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006373:Helminthiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012424:Rural Population; D017678:Sex Distribution
Ocorr ncia de parasitas e comensais intestinais em crian as de escola localizada em assentamento de sem-terras em Campo Florido, Minas Gerais, Brasil.