Parasitic risk factors in migrant horticultural families from Bolivia settled in the rural area of La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Objective: The aims were to diagnose intestinal parasites in migrant horticultural families in the rural area of La Plata, and assess factors that increase the risk of parasitic infection. Materials and methods: Serial stool samples and anal swabs of 350 individuals were processed using sedimentati...

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Autores principales: Falcone, Andrea Celina, Zonta, María Lorena, Unzaga, Juan Manuel, Navone, Graciela Teresa
Formato: Articulo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2020
Materias:
Biología
Intestinal parasites
Migrant population
Horticulturist
Rural area
Socio-environmental characteristic
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/119507
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SEDICI (UNLP) de Universidad Nacional de La Plata
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topic Biología
Intestinal parasites
Migrant population
Horticulturist
Rural area
Socio-environmental characteristic
spellingShingle Biología
Intestinal parasites
Migrant population
Horticulturist
Rural area
Socio-environmental characteristic
Falcone, Andrea Celina
Zonta, María Lorena
Unzaga, Juan Manuel
Navone, Graciela Teresa
Parasitic risk factors in migrant horticultural families from Bolivia settled in the rural area of La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
topic_facet Biología
Intestinal parasites
Migrant population
Horticulturist
Rural area
Socio-environmental characteristic
description Objective: The aims were to diagnose intestinal parasites in migrant horticultural families in the rural area of La Plata, and assess factors that increase the risk of parasitic infection. Materials and methods: Serial stool samples and anal swabs of 350 individuals were processed using sedimentation and flotation techniques. Socio-sanitary and environmental characteristics were surveyed using a semi-structured questionnaire. A generalized linear model was used to assess the change in parasitic prevalence with different predictor variables. Results: Of all examined individuals, 79.1% were parasitized, and 12 parasites were identified. Blastocystis sp. (58.9%), Entamoeba coli (26.3%), Enterobius vermicularis (26.0%), and Giardia lamblia (24.0%) were the most prevalent species. Risk factors were age group (<12 years), sampling site, and a basic education of parents. Conclusion: The high prevalence of intestinal parasites in horticultural families is associated with inadequate environmental sanitation, a limited access to education, and insufficient hygienic habits. An increase in parasitological references in integrated studies (human, animal and environmental health) would result in an understanding of the parasitic etiology, and the development of effective actions for the control of intestinal parasites.
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author Falcone, Andrea Celina
Zonta, María Lorena
Unzaga, Juan Manuel
Navone, Graciela Teresa
author_facet Falcone, Andrea Celina
Zonta, María Lorena
Unzaga, Juan Manuel
Navone, Graciela Teresa
author_sort Falcone, Andrea Celina
title Parasitic risk factors in migrant horticultural families from Bolivia settled in the rural area of La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
title_short Parasitic risk factors in migrant horticultural families from Bolivia settled in the rural area of La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
title_full Parasitic risk factors in migrant horticultural families from Bolivia settled in the rural area of La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
title_fullStr Parasitic risk factors in migrant horticultural families from Bolivia settled in the rural area of La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Parasitic risk factors in migrant horticultural families from Bolivia settled in the rural area of La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
title_sort parasitic risk factors in migrant horticultural families from bolivia settled in the rural area of la plata, buenos aires, argentina
publishDate 2020
url http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/119507
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