Intestinal parasites among employees of restaurants and cafeterias in an ancient city of Brazil

Objective To investigate the frequency of intestinal parasites in employees of restaurants and cafeterias located in the Commercial Center of São Mateus, Espírito Santo, one of the oldest cities of Brazil.Material and Methods Between August 2013 and February 2014, 42 fecal samples were collected and analyzed by spontaneous sedimentation method in the Clinical Analysis Laboratory of the Federal University of Espírito Santo, São Mateus Campus.Results The results were positive in 19 % of the samples. The commensal Entamoeba coli (75 %) was the most common followed by Entamoeba histolytica/dispar (37.5 %) and Giardia lamblia (12.5 %).Conclusions Implementing health education measures in the city of São Mateus is suggested by providing permanent health education, as well as conducting parasitological examinations. Such actions will contribute to the improvement of health conditions of the population.

• Autores: Brauer, Alline Mikaele Nunes Wildemberg; Da Silva, Janaína Costa; De Souza, Anelise Andrade; De Souza, Marco Antônio Andrade
• Tipo de recurso: Article of journal
• Fecha de publicación: 2017
• Institución: Universidad Nacional de Colombia
• Repositorio: Universidad Nacional de Colombia
• Idioma: spa
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/65470
• Acceso en línea: https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/65470; http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/66493/
• Palabra clave: 36 Problemas y servicios sociales, asociaciones / Social problems and social services; 61 Ciencias médicas; Medicina / Medicine and health; Food parasitology; food handling; incidence; Parasitología de alimentos; manipulación de alimentos; incidencia
• Rights: openAccess
• License: Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional