Enteroparasite contamination in peridomiciliar soils of two indigenous territories, State of Paraná, southern Brazil Contaminación por enteroparásitos en el suelo peridomiciliar de dos territorios indígenas del estado de Paraná, en el sur del Brasil

Enteroparasite contamination in peridomiciliar soils of two indigenous territories, State of Paraná, southern Brazil Contaminación por enteroparásitos en el suelo peridomiciliar de dos territorios indígenas del estado de Paraná, en el sur del Brasil

OBJECTIVES: To determine 1) the degree of soil contamination by parasites; 2) the prevalence of contaminated samples; 3) the overall number of parasitic forms, by distance between the collection site and the domicile; 4) the mean number of parasite forms per peri-household area; and 5) the variables...

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Main Authors: Fabiana de Toledo Moura, Dina Lúcia Moraes Falavigna, Lúcio Tadeu Mota, Max Jean de Ornelas Toledo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2010-06-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
Subjects:
Microbiología del suelo
parásitos
helmintos
población indígena
parasitosis intestinales
saneamiento básico
Brasil
Soil microbiology
parasites
helminths
indigenous population
intestinal diseases, parasitic
basic sanitation
Brazil
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