Intestinal parasites among Karitiana Indians from Rondônia State, Brazil Parasitas intestinais entre índios Karitiana do Estado de Rondônia, Brasil
Gravity sedimentation parasitological examinations were performed in stool samples from 111 Karitiana Indians from Rondônia State, Brazilian Amazon Basin. Intestinal parasites were found in 43 samples (38.7%). Ascaris lumbricoides was the most prevalent helminth species (18.9%). Egg counts in sample...
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Universidade de São Paulo
1992-06-01
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| Series: | Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651992000300007 |