Prevalence of intestinal parasites in children and domestic animals from two peri-urban neighborhoods in northeastern Argentina
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This study aimed to examine the prevalence of intestinal parasites in children and domestic animals from two peri-urban neighborhoods in Corrientes, Argentina. We also evaluated the characteristics of humans, socio-environmental features, and hygiene practices associated with the presence of parasites. Fecal samples were examined using techniques of concentration by sedimentation and flotation. The Graham method was used to diagnose Enterobius vermicularis eggs in children. We carried out the univariate and bivariate analysis of the data. We analyzed 58 dwellings, from which we obtained 146 stool samples from children and 101 from animals. We found at least one parasitespecies in 54 dwellings (93.1%). We found that 52.7% of children had parasites, mainly Blastocystis spp. (35.6%) and Giardia spp. (21.2%). We found that 67.32% of the animals had parasites, the most prevalent species being hookworms (60.7%). In conclusion, it is evident that the domestic environment can favor the transmission of these parasites.
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Close contact between children and pets can heighten the risk of zoonotic transmission, especially when proper hygiene and preventive measures are lacking.
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The Introduction (page unavailable) describes household transmission of parasites under conditions including poor hygiene. The Discussion (page unavailable) reports zoonotic parasites in dogs and links children’s parasite prevalence to contact with infection sources during play and insufficient hygiene. It does not specifically establish that close contact between children and pets heightens transmission risk. (LLM, conf=0.82)
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“This pattern is significant because close contact between children and pets can heighten the risk of zoonotic transmission, especially when proper hygiene and preventive measures are lacking [38,39].”
- Authors
- Alegre, R. E., Gómez Muñoz, M. D. L. Á., Flores-Lacsi, E. J., Robles, M. D. R., & Milano, F.
- Affiliations
- National University of the Northeast (AR)
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (AR)
- ORCID
- Venue
- Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública
- Publisher
- Instituto Nacional de Salud (Peru)
- Published
- 2023-12-18
- Volume
- 40
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 466
- ISSN
- 1726-4634 (ISSN-L)
- 1726-4642
- PMC
- PMC11138830
- OpenAlex
- W4390144372
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- es
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- Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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- Funders
- Universidad Nacional del Nordeste
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Parasitology › Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Parasitic infections in humans and animals
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Parasitology › Parasites and Host Interactions
- Keywords
- intestinal parasites, parasite prevalence, children, domestic animals, Blastocystis, Giardia, hookworm, Enterobius vermicularis, zoonotic transmission, hygiene practices, socio-environmental factors, peri-urban neighborhoods, Corrientes
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Animals, Domestic, Argentina, Child, Feces, Humans, Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic, Parasites, Prevalence
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