title: Tuberculosis and intestinal parasitism among indigenous people in the Brazilian Amazon region.
abstract: The objective of the survey was to estimate the frequencies of tuberculosis and intestinal parasitosis in indigenous communities at the locality of Iauareté, Northern Brazil, in 2001. This was a cross-sectional survey (n=333) aimed at obtaining demographic data and biological samples for sputum and feces examinations. Among the 43 individuals with respiratory symptoms, six presented alcohol/acid-fast bacilli in sputum. Intestinal parasitosis was significantly more frequent among the Hüpda population than among the Indians living in other districts (37.5% vs. 19.3% for Ascaris lumbricoides, 32.4% vs. 16.3% for Trichuris trichiura, 75% vs. 19.3% for hookworms, 75% vs. 35.4% for Entamoeba histolyticaD dispar and 33.3% vs. 10.7% for Giardia lamblia). It is concluded that tuberculosis and intestinal parasitism are frequent in these communities, thus requiring control measures and better medical care.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Doenças Parasitárias, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
authors.forename: Márcio Neves
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Bóia
authors.forename: Filipe Anibal
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Carvalho-Costa
authors.forename: Fernando Campos
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Sodré
authors.forename: Beatriz Elena
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Porras-Pedroza
authors.forename: Eduardo César
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Faria
authors.forename: Gustavo Albino Pinto
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Magalhães
authors.forename: Iran Mendonça da
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: José Rodrigues
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Coura
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D007199:Indians, South American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D055815:Young Adult