title: Intestinal protozoa and helminths among Terena Indians in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul: high prevalence of Blastocystis hominis.
abstract: A parasitological survey was carried out among Terena Indians living in the Tereré settlement in the municipality of Sidrolândia, State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Single samples of feces from 313 Indians were processed by means of the spontaneous sedimentation method. In the population studied, 73.5% were infected with at least one intestinal parasite or commensal. Protozoa predominated. Blastocystis hominis (40.9%), Entamoeba coli (33.2%) and Entamoeba histolytica/Entamoeba dispar (31.6%) were the most common. Bivariate analysis showed that females were generally more infected and presented higher rates of infection by Entamoeba histolytica/Entamoeba dispar and Entamoeba coli. Males were more infected by hookworms and Strongyloides stercoralis than females. The precarious sanitary conditions of the Tereré settlement are probably a contributory factor towards the high prevalence of intestinal protozoa.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Interna, Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS.
authors.forename: José Ivan Albuquerque
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Aguiar
authors.forename: Alessandra Queiroga
authors.initials: AQ
authors.lastname: Gonçalves
authors.forename: Fernando Campos
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Sodré
authors.forename: Severino Dos Ramos
authors.initials: Sdos R
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: Márcio Neves
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Bóia
authors.forename: Elba Regina Sampaio
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: de Lemos
authors.forename: Roberto Ruhman
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Daher
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D016776:Blastocystis Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D016845:Blastocystis hominis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006373:Helminthiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D007199:Indians, South American; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011528:Protozoan Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology