Prevalência e aspectos epidemiológicos de enteroparasitoses na população de São José da Bela Vista, São Paulo

Tavares‐Dias, Marcos; Grandini, Adriana Aparecida

doi:10.1590/s0037-86821999000100012

Cited by 47 publications

(26 citation statements)

References 1 publication

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…To reduce the prevalence of these parasites, it is necessary to improve social economic conditions and provide better basic sanitation. Sanitary education along with changes in cultural habits is also a relevant factor 12 . The contamination of bathroom installations can promote the dissemination of enteroparasites 1,5,9 .…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Intestinal parasites inside public restrooms and buses from the city of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Borges

Costa-Cruz

Paula

2009

Rev. Inst. Med. trop. S. Paulo

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

SUMMARYThe objective of this study was to describe the occurrence of intestinal parasites inside public restrooms and buses from a Brazilian city. Sample material was obtained using a transparent adhesive tape. Thirty two public restrooms were investigated and two (6.25%) were contaminated with helminth eggs (Ascaris lumbricoides and Enterobius vermicularis). Of the sixteen different bus lines, three (18.7%) were found to harbor eggs of E. vermicularis. Public restrooms and buses can be an important source of parasite transmission and sanitary education could be improved by using these points. KEYWORDS:Public restroom contamination; Bus contamination; Intestinal parasites; Brazil.Enteroparasites are a serious public health problem in developing countries and they are directly related to precarious sanitation 14 . The transmissible stages (eggs, larvae, cysts and oocysts) can be found in the environment, either in soil, water or food, as a consequence of direct or indirect contamination with human or animal feces 2 . The prevalence of soil-transmitted helminthes (A. lumbricoides, the hookworms Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus, Trichuris trichiura and Strongyloides stercoralis), provides useful information about the extent of the public health problem, and are being used to guide the growing efforts to control disease. To reduce the prevalence of these parasites, it is necessary to improve social economic conditions and provide better basic sanitation. Sanitary education along with changes in cultural habits is also a relevant factor 12 . The contamination of bathroom installations can promote the dissemination of enteroparasites 1,5,9 . In this sense, public transport vehicles are also an important source of infection 7,10,11 .The objective of this study was to determine the occurrence of intestinal parasites in public restrooms and buses in the city of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, during the period from August to November, 2007.The research was conducted in the urban area of Uberlândia (18° 91' 86" S and 48° 27' 72" W), Minas Gerais, in the southeast region of Brazil. Uberlândia has a population of 608,369 4 , with 97.6% living in the urban area. The city offers 100% treated water and more than 90% sewage treatment.Thirty-two public restrooms were examined in thirteen locations: one bus station, five urban bus terminals, six public squares, and one public park. In each place, one female restroom and one male restroom were investigated, except for the public park, where four female restrooms and four male restrooms were evaluated. Inside the restrooms, a total of 192 samples were collected from door latches, toilet seats, which were divided into four quadrants (front, rear, right and left rim) and flush cords 1 .In Uberlândia, the public transport system is composed of 16 different bus lines that start from downtown and reach different regions of the city. One bus from each line was analyzed and the samples were collected from the turnstile, support bars (front and rear), seats (front and rear), and stop...

show abstract

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Intestinal parasites inside public restrooms and buses from the city of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Borges

Costa-Cruz

Paula

2009

Rev. Inst. Med. trop. S. Paulo

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…14 A study investigating the prevalence of intestinal parasitoses among the population of São José da Bela Vista, state of São Paulo, showed that, of 1,032 stool tests, 44.4% had positive outcomes, and that these were associated with low family income and large family size, precarious personal and household hygiene conditions, and poor knowledge concerning the prevention protozoan and helminthic diseases. 16 Hence, population knowledge is one of the factors which may lead to a reduction of the prevalence of intestinal parasitic diseases. Gioia (1995) conducted a parasitological survey at the Intervales Farm and surroundings -the preservation unit immediately adjacent to PETAR.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The resolution of this problem has been prevented by the high costs involved in improving basic sanitation, as well as by the lack of educational programs capable of achieving community mobilization, which is fundamental for changing habits and beliefs that contribute to the mechanisms of disease transmission, and often play a role in social underdevelopment. 5,6,10,14,16 The present work was aimed at verifying domestic sewage contamination in a river and two of its affluent streams, evaluating basic sanitation conditions, and…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Condições de saneamento básico em Iporanga, Estado de São Paulo

et al. 2004

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Certain infectious-parasitic diseases are still quite widespread and have high prevalence rates in this socio-environmental setting [1][2][3][4][5][6] . Endemic diseases such as schistosomiasis mansoni are chronic in individuals infested at sites where the health status is a manifestation of unhealthy environments 7 .…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Análise espacial dos casos humanos de esquistossomose em uma comunidade horticultora da Zona da Mata de Pernambuco, Brasil

Neto

Galvão

Esteves³

et al. 2012

Rev. bras. epidemiol.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

O objetivo deste trabalho foi descrever a distribuição espacial da esquistossomose na comunidade horticultora de Natuba, Vitória de Santo Antão, Pernambuco. Foi conduzido um inquérito parasitológico, onde foi examinado o material fecal de 310 moradores da comunidade. Os casos positivos para Schistosoma mansoni foram georreferenciados e incluídos no croqui da localidade, gerando os mapas de distribuição espacial com estimadores de kernel. Os resultados apresentaram uma alta prevalência para esquistossomose, com 28,4% da população parasitada. Outros parasitos foram encontrados em 25,8% da população. O uso das ferramentas de geoprocessamento permitiu mapear e compreender a distribuição dos casos de esquistossomose no espaço ocupado pela comunidade, destacando e relacionando locais de menor altitude (passíveis de alagamento), com uma maior frequência de casos humanos. Estudos como este fornecem informações para que os serviços de saúde local possam intervir e promover mudanças para que indivíduos residentes em áreas com baixas condições habitacionais minimizem sua exposição ao risco de contrair a esquistossomose.

show abstract

Prevalência e aspectos epidemiológicos de enteroparasitoses na população de São José da Bela Vista, São Paulo

Cited by 47 publications

References 1 publication

Intestinal parasites inside public restrooms and buses from the city of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Intestinal parasites inside public restrooms and buses from the city of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Condições de saneamento básico em Iporanga, Estado de São Paulo

Análise espacial dos casos humanos de esquistossomose em uma comunidade horticultora da Zona da Mata de Pernambuco, Brasil

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About