2020
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008378
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Abstract: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors of the main enteric parasitic infections that affect children and dogs in the municipality of Ilhé us, Bahia, Brazil; and to identify the geopolitical areas that should receive priority interventions to combat them. Between March and November 2016, fecal samples of 143 dogs and 193 children aged 1 month to 5 years were collected in 40 rural and semirural communities using a systematic sampling approach, stratified by district. Samples were … Show more

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“…The overall prevalence of intestinal parasite infections among children in this study was low (13.5%). Similar data were found by Muniz et al 34 This can be mostly attributed to the urbanization process with the improvement of sanitation in Southwest Brazil, but is the note the case in poor regions of the country where hygienic problems persist 35 . Similar to other variables studied, in the present study, the intestinal-parasitic infections were not related to VED either.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 84%
“…The overall prevalence of intestinal parasite infections among children in this study was low (13.5%). Similar data were found by Muniz et al 34 This can be mostly attributed to the urbanization process with the improvement of sanitation in Southwest Brazil, but is the note the case in poor regions of the country where hygienic problems persist 35 . Similar to other variables studied, in the present study, the intestinal-parasitic infections were not related to VED either.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 84%
“…Zoonotic enteric parasites are ubiquitous and remain a public health threat to humans due to their close contact with domestic and wild animals 34 . Intestinal parasites such as Cryptosporidium spp., Blastocystis , and Giardia have animal hosts that facilitate their human transmission; in this sense, several studies have shown an important role of domestic animals as reservoirs in the transmission of numerous enteroparasites 9 , 35 , 36 . In our study, all the patients evaluated were adults (over 18 years old) and, on average, the parasitized individuals were older than those non-parasitized, which was statistically significant.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Shifts in the microbiota that occur upon weaning may be responsible for this increased resistance to Giardia infection ( Hill et al, 1983 ). Similarly, in human populations, children aged 6 months to 5 years show higher susceptibility to Giardia infection than other age groups ( Lengerich et al, 1994 ; Harvey et al, 2020 ). The microbiota of human infants is distinctly different from that of adults and is continuously evolving through the first several years of life ( Lynch and Pedersen, 2016 ).…”
Section: Role Of the Microbiome In Giardia Pathogementioning
confidence: 97%