Censo coprológico no município de Peruibe (litoral sul do Estado de São Paulo): registro de casos autóctones de esquistossomose mansoni Coprologic census of Peruibe (Southern town in the coast of the State of São Paulo): record of autochthonous cases of manson's schistosomiasis

Abstract

Foram apresentados os resultados dos exames coprológicos, para levantamento das parasitoses intestinais na população da zona urbana do município de Peruibe (litoral sul do Estado de São Paulo, Brasil). Foram constatados 29 casos de esquistossomose mansoni, sendo 7 considerados autóctones de Peruibe e 5 do litoral sul do Estado de São Paulo.The results of feces examinations, in order to know the degree and variation of intestinal parasitoses among the inhabitants of Peruibe, a littorean city in the south of the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil, are presented. Among 475 persons, children and adults, living in 20% of the houses of the town, 95.3% proved to be parasited. The percentual results of helminths and protozoa infestations are related in tables. Seven autochthonous cases of manson's schistomiasis have been discovered, i.e., a percentage of 5.89%.