A community-based study of gastrointestinal helminth and protozoan infection in Western Jamaica
West Indian med. j
; West Indian med. j;36(2): 73-9, June 1987. tab
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ABSTRACT
A study of gastrointestinal parasitic infection was conducted in four communities in the Parish of Westmoreland, Jamica. All blood smears (n=1,025) werw negative and 63,7% of stool specimens (n=696) contained ova/cysts of one or more of 7 helminth and 9 protozoan spcecies. Trichuris and Giardia were the most prevalent species. Prevalence was markedly age-dependent, with infection occuring most commonly in children. It is concluded that gastreointestinal parasitic infections persist at intensity and prevalence levels likely to have a significant impact on community health
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
LILACS
Assunto principal:
Infecções por Protozoários
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Gastroenteropatias
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Helmintíase
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe ingles
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Jamaica
Idioma:
En
Revista:
West Indian med. j
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
1987
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Jamaica