Prevalencia de enteroparásitos en niños de la etnia Yukpa de Toromo, Estado Zulia, Venezuela

• Iris Díaz A ^[1] ; Zulbey Rivero R ^[2] ; Ángela Bracho M ^[2] ; María Castellanos S ^[2] ; Ellen Acurero ^[1] ; Marinella Calchi L ^[1] ; Ricardo Atencio T ^[3]
  1. [1] Universidad del Zulia Escuela de Bioanálisis Cátedra de Parasitología
  2. [2] Universidad del Zulia Escuela de Bioanálisis Cátedra Práctica Profesional de Parasitología
  3. [3] Universidad del Zulia Escuela de Bioanálisis Laboratorio Regional de Referencia Virológica

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• Localización: Revista Médica de Chile, ISSN-e 0034-9887, Vol. 134, Nº. 1, 2006, págs. 72-78
• Idioma: español
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  • Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites in Children of Yukpa Ethnia in Toromo, Zulia State, Venezuela
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  • Background: Yupkpa community in Perijá Sierra does not have drinking water or sewage elimination systems. Thus it becomes a propitious place for infection with intestinal parasites. Aim: To determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites in children, ages 0 to 14 years, in the Yukpa ethnic population of Toromo in the Perijá Mountains, Zulia State, Venezuela. Material and Methods: Ninety one fecal samples were analyzed by the following coproparasitologic methods: saline solution and lugol fresh mount, formalin-ether concentration (Ritchie), and Kinyoun stain for intestinal coccidians. Results: Overall parasite infection prevalence was 83.5%. The most frequently observed parasites were: Ascaris lumbricoides (57.1%), Trichuris trichiura (20.8%), Hymenolepis nana (14.2%), Blastocystis hominis (51.6%), Giardia lamblia (30.7%), and Entamoeba histolytica/E. dispar complex (21.9%). Coccidians were nont observed in any of the stool samples. Conclusions: The large number of infected people is directly related to the hygienic and sanitary conditions of the population studied