| [distribution of entero-parasitic infections in the peruvian highland: study carried out in six rural communities of the department of puno, peru]. | a prevalence study was carried out in six rural communities in the peruvian highlands with the purpose of achieving a better understanding of the distribution of entero-parasites. the communities were located along the banks of lake titicaca, in the provinces of puno and el collao, department of puno, peru, at 3,800 m.a.s.l. to that effect, a total of 91 feces samples of adults and children from the following communities were analyzed: conchaca, puñutani, capalla, culta, maraesqueña, and jaillih ... | 2002 | 12525846 |
| high fascioliasis infection in children linked to a man-made irrigation zone in peru. | we detected 10 protozoan and nine helminth species in surveys of 338 5-15 year-old quechua schoolchildren in three communities of the asillo zone of the puno region, located at a very high altitude of 3910 m in the peruvian altiplano. the area proved to be hyperendemic for human fascioliasis with a 24.3% overall mean prevalence of fasciola hepatica, local prevalences ranging between 18.8 and 31.3%, and infection intensities of up to 2496 eggs per gram of faeces (epg), with 196-350 epg (mean: 279 ... | 2002 | 11952950 |