Conocimiento y prácticas sobre Teniasis-cisticercosis en una comunidad colombiana / Knowledge and practices concerning taeniasis-cysticercosis in Colombian pig-breeders

Objetivo Determinar los conocimientos y prácticas sobre teniasis-cisticercosis y la frecuencia de anticuerpos contra Taenia solium en habitantes de la localidad de Andagoya, Colombia. Métodos Se realizó un estudio cualitativo-cuantitativo. Las poblaciones de estudio fueron los criadores de cerdos y sus familias, población local y cerdos. Resultados La población tiene un conocimiento parcial del complejo teniasis-cisticercosis. Identifica la cisticercosis como una enfermedad sólo del cerdo y no del humano, considera la teniasis como una enfermedad de transmisión fecal y no ocasionada por el consumo de carne de cerdo con cisticercosis. La crianza de cerdos no se hace en confinamiento y aunque se conocen los hábitos higiénicos para el control de enfermedades parasitarias su cumplimiento no es adecuado. La presencia de anticuerpos contra T. solium en los criadores de cerdos y sus familiares fue del 8,7 por ciento y en los cerdos del 20,9 por ciento. Conclusión Se debe desarrollar un programa educativo sobre teniasis-cisticercosis que permita sensibilizar a la población para el conocimiento y la aplicación de medidas de control.

Objective Describing knowledge and practices regarding taeniasis-cysticercosis and cysticercosis prevalence in the village of Andagoya, Colombia. Methods The study design was qualitative and quantitative. The study population consisted of pig breeders and their families, local groups and pigs. Results Study participants had partial knowledge of the taeniasis-cysticercosis complex. They considered taeniasis to be an illness resulting from faecal transmission and not caused by becoming infected with cysticercosis after consuming pork. Pig breeding is not carried out in confined conditions and, although breeders know the right measures for controlling some parasitic illnesses, these practices are not observed. There was 8.7 percent presence of T. solium antibodies in pig breeders and their relatives and 20.9 percent in the pigs. Conclusions An educational programme aimed at raising the population's awareness of the taeniasis-cysticercosis complex cycle should be developed; this will facilitate control measures being applied.

Inquérito epidemiológico sobre teníase em populacão do programa saúde da família no município de Uberaba, MG / Epidemiologic survery of teniasis in health and family program in Uberaba, MG

Foi realizado inquérito para avaliar alguns aspectos epidemiológicos da teníase em 100.144 indivíduos do Programa Saúde da Família. Foram identificados 185 (0,2 por cento) indivíduos com antecedentes de teníase. Destes, 112 (60,5 por cento) receberam tratamento com praziquantel. Em 97 (86,6 por cento) dos casos, houve eliminacão de proglotes que corresponderam a Taenia saginata e Taenia solium em 36 (37,1 por cento) e 4 (4,1 por cento), respectivamente.

Taeniasis and cysticercosis prevalence in a small village from Northeastern Brazil

Although not considered as an endemic region, the Northeast of Brazil has the necessary conditions for the development of taeniasis-cysticercosis complex. In a previous paper, we demonstrated that Mulungu do Morro municipality, in the State of Bahia, has a high seroprevalence to cysticercosis in epileptic patients. OBJECTIVE: to determine the prevalence of taeniasis and positive cysticercosis serology in the population of Mulungu do Morro. METHOD: blood and stool samples were collected from a random sampling of the population, by family. The identification of antibodies against T. solium cysticerci was made by EITB and T. solium antigens were identified using a polyclonal antibody-capture ELISA. RESULTS: the cysticercosis seroprevalence was 1.6 percent (C.I. = 0.8 to 2.8 percent) and the taeniasis prevalence 4.5 percent (C.I. = 3.0 to 6.5 percent). Seropositivity to cysticercosis was higher among those who lived in a house of a person testing positive for coproantigen, p=0.017. CONCLUSION: our results demonstrate that the taeniasis-cysticercosis complex is endemic in Mulungu do Morro. We believe that all areas in the world with the same socio-economic and sanitary characteristics are likely to have high prevalence of this parasite

Aparato digestivo / Digestive system

Esta parte contiene los siguientes capitulos: labio leporino y fisura palatina, atresia y fístula traqueoesofágica, reflujo gastroesofágico, estenosis congénita del piloro, obstrucción duodenal, atresia intestinal (yeyunal e ideal), obstrucción intestinal, malarrotación, ileo, adherencias, gastroenteritis, transtornos de malaabsorción, enfermedad celiaca, parasitosis intestinal, ascaridiasis, enterobiasis, uncinariasis, estrongiloidiasis, trichuriasis, teniasis, amebiasis, giardiasis, hepatitis, hepatitis cronica, insuficiencia hepatica fulminante y Sindrome de Reye

Prevalência e aspectos epidemiológicos de enteroparasitoses na populaçäo de Säo José da Bela Vista, Säo Paulo / Prevalence and epidemiological aspects of parasitic infestation in the population of Säo José da Bela Vista, Säao Paulo State, Brazil

Estudou-se a prevalência de parasitas intestinais e os aspectos epidemiológicos em indivíduos de ambos os sexos, todos usuários do Serviço Ambulatorial do Centro de Saúde Municipal e Hospital Público Säo Vicente de Paulo, em Säo José da Bela Vista (SP), de janeiro de 1992 a dezembro de 1996. O percentual de enteroparasitoses foi igual a 44,4 por cento, com ocorrência de protozoários e helmintos. O elevado parasitismo foi atribuído ao baixo nível sócio-econômico e educacional da populaçäo e às baixas condiçöes de higiene do domicílio