Effect of parasites on children from colony Aurora city, province of Misiones, Argentina
An enteroparasitologic prevalence study based on a coproparasitologic analysis and the Graham test were conducted, in order to evaluate the children population (between 1-12 years old) from Colony Aurora, Province of Misiones. The 89.1% of children had parasites. A prevalence of 22...
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author | Meyer, A. G. De Torres, R. |
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description | An enteroparasitologic prevalence study based on a coproparasitologic analysis and the Graham test were conducted, in order to evaluate the children population (between 1-12 years old) from Colony Aurora, Province of Misiones. The 89.1% of children had parasites. A prevalence of 22.9% for
Uncinariasis and 6.9% for Estrongiloidiasis was found. Also, during 1999-2002, a serial coproparasitologic retrospective study was conducted; the population target was children younger than 6 years old with social security; the 60.5% of them were parasited. A 1.7% case of Uncinariasis and Estrongiloidiasis were found for each one. When comparing the case frequency of "children younger than 6 years old" sample from the prevalence study against "Children with social security which belongs to the free annual control program 2002" sample, a decrease of 39.6% cases was detected. In this last group, the 24.8% also had anemia, being the parasites found the major cause.
In our study, "Los Toldos" and "El Anta" are identified as hot spots, considering them as points where health program should begin, focused on the parasites described. |
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spelling | ojs-article-4242020-03-06T00:42:46Z Effect of parasites on children from colony Aurora city, province of Misiones, Argentina Impacto de las parasitosis en infantes residentes del municipio de Colonia Aurora, Provincia de Misiones, Argentina Meyer, A. G. De Torres, R. Entero parasitic Prevalenc Estrongyloidiasis Misiones Argentina Prevalencia enteroparásitos Anquilostomiasis Estrongiloidiasis Misiones Argentina An enteroparasitologic prevalence study based on a coproparasitologic analysis and the Graham test were conducted, in order to evaluate the children population (between 1-12 years old) from Colony Aurora, Province of Misiones. The 89.1% of children had parasites. A prevalence of 22.9% for Uncinariasis and 6.9% for Estrongiloidiasis was found. Also, during 1999-2002, a serial coproparasitologic retrospective study was conducted; the population target was children younger than 6 years old with social security; the 60.5% of them were parasited. A 1.7% case of Uncinariasis and Estrongiloidiasis were found for each one. When comparing the case frequency of "children younger than 6 years old" sample from the prevalence study against "Children with social security which belongs to the free annual control program 2002" sample, a decrease of 39.6% cases was detected. In this last group, the 24.8% also had anemia, being the parasites found the major cause. In our study, "Los Toldos" and "El Anta" are identified as hot spots, considering them as points where health program should begin, focused on the parasites described. En el presente trabajo se realiz´ó un estudio de prevalencia de enteroparasitosis basado en un análisis coproparasitológico y un test de Graham seriado. El mismo estuvo focalizado a niños entre 1-12 años de edad inclusive, residentes del Municipio de Colonia Aurora, Provincia de Misiones. El 89,1% de los casos estudiados estaban parasitados. La prevalencia fue del 22,9% y del 6,9% para Uncinariasis y Estrongiloidiasis, respectivamente. De manera similar, en el estudio retrospectivo de coproparasitológicos seriados realizados durante el período 1999-2002, el 60,5% niños menores de 6 años con seguro social estaban parasitados. Los casos de Uncinariasis y Estrongiloidasis correspondieron al 1,7% para ambas. Al comparar las frecuencias de casos entre la muestra "niños menores de 6 años del estudio de prevalencia", con la muestra "niños con seguro social que integran programas de control anual gratuito en el año 2002", se detecto una disminución de la parasitosis del 39,6%. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Químicas y Naturales 2005-06-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://www.fceqyn.unam.edu.ar/recyt/index.php/recyt/article/view/424 Argentine Journal of Science and Technology; Vol. 7 No. 1 (2005); 53-59 Revista de Ciencia y Tecnología; Vol. 7 Núm. 1 (2005); 53-59 1851-7587 0329-8922 spa https://www.fceqyn.unam.edu.ar/recyt/index.php/recyt/article/view/424/347 Derechos de autor 2005 Revista de Ciencia y Tecnología |
spellingShingle | Entero parasitic Prevalenc Estrongyloidiasis Misiones Argentina Prevalencia enteroparásitos Anquilostomiasis Estrongiloidiasis Misiones Argentina Meyer, A. G. De Torres, R. Effect of parasites on children from colony Aurora city, province of Misiones, Argentina |
title | Effect of parasites on children from colony Aurora city, province of Misiones, Argentina |
title_alt | Impacto de las parasitosis en infantes residentes del municipio de Colonia Aurora, Provincia de Misiones, Argentina |
title_full | Effect of parasites on children from colony Aurora city, province of Misiones, Argentina |
title_fullStr | Effect of parasites on children from colony Aurora city, province of Misiones, Argentina |
title_full_unstemmed | Effect of parasites on children from colony Aurora city, province of Misiones, Argentina |
title_short | Effect of parasites on children from colony Aurora city, province of Misiones, Argentina |
title_sort | effect of parasites on children from colony aurora city province of misiones argentina |
topic | Entero parasitic Prevalenc Estrongyloidiasis Misiones Argentina Prevalencia enteroparásitos Anquilostomiasis Estrongiloidiasis Misiones Argentina |
topic_facet | Entero parasitic Prevalenc Estrongyloidiasis Misiones Argentina Prevalencia enteroparásitos Anquilostomiasis Estrongiloidiasis Misiones Argentina |
url | https://www.fceqyn.unam.edu.ar/recyt/index.php/recyt/article/view/424 |
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