| intestinal parasites in iaualapiti indians from xingu park, mato grosso, brazil. | brine flotation and gravity sedimentation coproscopical examinations were performed in stool samples from 69 of the 147 iaualapiti indians of the xingu park, mato grosso state, brazil. intestinal parasites were present in 89.9% of the population examined. high rates of prevalence were found for some parasite species: ancylostomidae, 82.6%; enterobius vermicularis, 26.1%; ascaris lumbricoides, 20.3%; and entamoeba coli, 68.1%. infection by trichuris trichiura, schistosoma mansoni, taenia spp. and ... | 1991 | 1842434 |
| [intestinal parasitism in terena indigenous people of the province of mato grosso do sul, brazil]. | considering that intestinal protozoans and helminths infect more than half of the world population, with high prevalence in the poorest regions, the objective of this study was to conduct parasitological research among indigenous terena people established in the state of matogrosso do sul. an inquiry was performed to find the incidence of parasitism in these communities. | 2015 | 26120856 |