Paragonimosis in the Cajabamba and Condebamba districts, Cajamarca, Peru
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
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42(5): 245-7, Sept.-Oct. 2000. tab, mapas
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ABSTRACT
Stool samples from 409 pre-school and school students, living in six villages of the Cajabamba and Condebamba districts, Cajamarca, Perú, were examined using wet preparations and Lumbreras' method, looking for Paragonimus eggs. Fecal and sputum samples from two children (0.5 percent) of 6 and 8 year-old showed eggs of Paragonimus. One hundred and twenty freshwater crabs, Hypolobocera chilensis eigenmanni, were collected from the Condebamba valley and 21 (17.5 percent) of them were infected with P. mexicanus (syn. P. peruvianus) metacercariae. Our results show the persistence of Paragonimus in human beings and in the main source of infection, the crabs
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Main subject:
Paragonimiasis
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Paragonimus
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Peru
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
Year:
2000
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Peru
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital de Apoyo de Cajabamba/PE
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Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos/PE
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