Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites in Residents from a Rural Community in the State of Bolivar, Venezuela
Rodolfo Devera,
Blanco Ytalia,
Iván Amaya,
Eneida ílvarez,
Jessika Rojas,
Rosario Tutaya,
Virma Velásquez
Affiliations
Rodolfo Devera
Grupo de Parasitosis Intestinales, Departamento de Parasitología y Microbiología, Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Oriente-Bolívar, estado Bolívar, Venezuela
Blanco Ytalia
Grupo de Parasitosis Intestinales, Departamento de Parasitología y Microbiología, Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Oriente-Bolívar, estado Bolívar, Venezuela
Iván Amaya
Grupo de Parasitosis Intestinales, Departamento de Parasitología y Microbiología, Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Oriente-Bolívar, estado Bolívar, Venezuela
Eneida ílvarez
Grupo de Parasitosis Intestinales, Departamento de Parasitología y Microbiología, Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Oriente-Bolívar, estado Bolívar, Venezuela
Jessika Rojas
Grupo de Parasitosis Intestinales, Departamento de Parasitología y Microbiología, Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Oriente-Bolívar, estado Bolívar, Venezuela
Rosario Tutaya
Grupo de Parasitosis Intestinales, Departamento de Parasitología y Microbiología, Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Oriente-Bolívar, estado Bolívar, Venezuela
Virma Velásquez
Servicio de Medicina Física y Rehabilitación, Hospital Dr. Héctor Nouel Joubert,
Instituto Venezolano de los Seguros Sociales, Ciudad Bolívar, estado Bolívar, Venezuela
To determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites in a sample of residents from the rural community, “La Carolina,” in the State of Bolivar, Venezuela. Material and Methods: A fecal sample from each participating inhabitant was analyzed using techniques of direct examination, Kato, spontaneous sedimentation and Kinyoun staining. Of the 115 people tested, 97 were parasitized with a prevalence of 84.3 %. With regard to age, all groups were affected equally (2 = 0.812 df: 6 p> 0.05), although the largest number of cases (52 people) were found in the group of 0-9 years. Both sexes were equally affected (p> 0.05). The study found 54.6% polyparasitism and 45.4% monoparasitism. Nine species of intestinal parasites were diagnosed. The group of protozoa and chromists were more prevalent (94.8%) than helminths. Blastocystis spp. was the most prevalent parasite with 65.2 %. No intestinal coccidia were diagnosed. The most common parasitic associations were between protozoa, emphasizing Blastocystis spp. with Giardia intestinalis (22.6%) and Blastocystis spp. with Endolimax nana (15.1%). An important prevalence of intestinal parasites (84.3%) was determined in the rural community, “La Carolina,” State of Bolivar.
