Menezes Aline L, Lima Vítor M P, Freitas Mayrce T S, Rocha Míriam O, Silva Edward F, Dolabella Silvio S
Laboratório de Amebíase, Departamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo. 2008 Jan-Feb;50(1):57-9. doi: 10.1590/s0036-46652008000100013.
The objective of this study was to verify the occurrence of intestinal parasites in 3 to 6-year-old children from daycare centers maintained by the municipal government of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Coproparasitological tests performed in 472 children have shown that 24.6% of them had some type of parasites, 6.6% of the children having more than one type. Among protozoa, Entamoeba coli (14.0%) and G. duodenalis (9.5%) were the most prevalent, whereas Ascaris lumbricoides (3.0%) and Trichuris trichiura (1.1%) were the most frequent among the helminths. Thus, we can observe that intestinal parasites still represent a serious public health problem in Belo Horizonte, especially among children and in areas where the socioeconomic conditions are less favorable.
本研究的目的是核实巴西米纳斯吉拉斯州贝洛奥里藏特市政府所办日托中心3至6岁儿童肠道寄生虫的感染情况。对472名儿童进行的粪便寄生虫学检测显示，其中24.6%的儿童感染了某种类型的寄生虫，6.6%的儿童感染了不止一种类型的寄生虫。在原生动物中，结肠内阿米巴（14.0%）和十二指肠贾第虫（9.5%）最为常见，而在蠕虫中，蛔虫（3.0%）和鞭虫（1.1%）最为常见。因此，我们可以看到，肠道寄生虫在贝洛奥里藏特仍然是一个严重的公共卫生问题，尤其是在儿童中以及社会经济条件较差的地区。
