Intestinal parasitism among waste pickers in Mato Grosso do Sul, Midwest Brazil

Intestinal parasitism among waste pickers in Mato Grosso do Sul, Midwest Brazil

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of intestinal parasites in both cooperative-affiliated and independent waste pickers operating at the municipal sanitary landfill in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, and associate these findings with hemoglobin, eosinophils,...

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Main Authors: Minoru German Higa Júnior, Wesley Márcio Cardoso, Sabrina Moreira dos Santos Weis, Adriana de Oliveira França, Elenir Rose Jardim Cury Pontes, Patrícia Vieira da Silva, Márcia Pereira de Oliveira, Maria Elizabeth Moraes Cavalheiros Dorval
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2017-12-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Occupational health
Solid waste
Parasites
Vitamins
Hypovitaminose A
Hypovitaminose C
Cytokines
Waste pickers
Parasitosis
Intestinal parasitism
Intestinal parasitosis
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