INCIDENCE AND PREVALENCE OF INTESTINAL PARASITES IN THE HUMAN POPULATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF TAVARES, PARAIBA, BRAZIL.

EDNALDO QUEIROGA DE LIMA; GESSICA VICTORIA EVARISTO DE SOUSA; CLAUDIO GALENO DE OLIVEIRA QUEIROGA DE LIMA; MAYSA KEVIA LINHARES DANTAS QUEIROGA; EDNALDO QUEIROGA FILHO; NICOLE ALMEIDA VENTURA QUEIROGA

Volume : VII, Issue : XII, December - 2018

INCIDENCE AND PREVALENCE OF INTESTINAL PARASITES IN THE HUMAN POPULATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF TAVARES, PARAIBA, BRAZIL.

Ednaldo Queiroga De Lima, Gessica Victoria Evaristo De Sousa, Claudio Galeno De Oliveira Queiroga De Lima, Maysa Kevia Linhares Dantas Queiroga, Ednaldo Queiroga Filho, Nicole Almeida Ventura Queiroga

Abstract :

Worldwide the protozooses and helminthoses are among the most incidents diseases in Brazil intestinal parasites are revealed as a major public health disorder, with recurring especially in underdeveloped countries. This work was developed with the intention of presenting the levels of incidence and prevalence of intestinal parasitosis detected through the results of parasitological examinations of individuals from the municipality of Tavares, PB. Data collection was performed at the Diagnostic and Clinical Analysis Center–CEDIACLIN. The results analyzed were from January 2013 to December 2015, separated into positives and negatives, afterwards, the parasites present and their frequency in the positive results were classified. In total, 1,437 exams were performed, where 64.60% were positive, Endolimax nana being the most frequent protozoan, with 380 cases (41%) and Ascaris lumicoides for helminths, with 28 cases (3%). Among the positive results for parasitosis, 60.30% had a polyparasitism, and 39.70% had monoparasitosis. It was observed that more than 60% of the individuals were infected by some parasitic species, and the protozoa were more frequent in relation to helminths. Highlighting the urgent need for preventive measures in the population, to occur an awareness and prevention of parasites, as well as improvements in sanitation conditions that the population is currently.