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Submitted June 11, 2021
Published 2021-06-07

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Vol. 5 No. 1 (2021): Visión Antataura

Detection and prevalence of intestinal parasites using the Proto-FixTM CONSENDTM method in children in the community of Chepo, Las Minas, province of Herrera, Republic of Panama, year 2019


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Published: 2021-06-07

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Melgar, P., & de la Cruz, A. (2021). Detection and prevalence of intestinal parasites using the Proto-FixTM CONSENDTM method in children in the community of Chepo, Las Minas, province of Herrera, Republic of Panama, year 2019. Visión Antataura, 5(1), 30–53. Retrieved from https://revistas.up.ac.pa/index.php/antataura/article/view/2190

Abstract

Intestinal parasite infections lead to diseases with severe and long-lasting implications mainly in the infant population. The objective of this research was to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites in preschool and elementary school children. A questionnaire validated by a bioethics committee was applied to obtain data on risk factors associated with intestinal parasitism, and sterile containers were given to the children's parents to collect stool samples. The Proto-FixTM CONSEDTM technique was used for the identification and characterization of intestinal parasites. Five species of parasites were identified, including the protozoa Iodamoeba butschlii, Entamoeba histolytica/ dispar/ moshkovskii complex, Entamoeba coli, and the helminths Ascaris lumbricoides and uncinarias. The study concludes that there is a high prevalence of intestinal parasites (75,8%, 25/33) in the infant population of the community of Chepo, district of Las Minas, province of Herrera. These results reflect that intestinal parasitism continues to affect preschool and primary school populations in this region, without gender preference.

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