Urban helminthiasis in two socioeconomically distinct Costa Rican communities

• Kossoff, Peter ^[1] ; Hernández, Francisco ^[2] ; Vekoh-Pardo, Marieta Visconti ^[3] ; Zimmerman, Michael ^[1]
  1. [1] Oberlin College

     Oberlin College

     City of Oberlin, Estados Unidos

     
  2. [2] Universidad de Costa Rica

     Universidad de Costa Rica

     Hospital, Costa Rica

     
  3. [3] Ministerio de Salud

     Ministerio de Salud

     Perú

     

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• Localización: Revista de Biología Tropical, ISSN 0034-7744, Vol. 37, Nº. 2, 1989 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Volume 37 – Regular number 2 – November 1989; 115–125)
• Idioma: inglés
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  • A survey on!he prevalence of Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura and Hymenolepis nana was conducted in two adjacent, but sociocconomically distinct, urban Costa Rican cornmunities: a squatter settlement and a community with access to modern sewage facilities. The prevalence of these infections was significantly higher in the former. Although squatter children (1-14 years old) were more heavily infected with A. lumbricoides and H. nana than squatter adults, the same pattern was not observed for T. irichiura. The results suggest that local community-based helminthic parasite surveys may more accurately portray the actual health status of socioeconomically diverse urban populations.