Epidemiological survey of Giardia spp. and Blastocystis hominis in an Argentinian rural community

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Minvielle, Marta Cecilia; Pezzani, Betina Cecilia; Córdoba, María Alejandra; De Luca, María Marta; Apezteguía, María Carmen; Basualdo Farjat, Juan Ángel
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2004
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The aim of this study was to relate personal data, socio-cultural and environmental characteristics, and the presence of symptoms/signs with the frequencies of Giardia spp. and Blastocystis hominis among a rural population in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Of the surveyed population (350), 3.7% were infected with only Giardia spp. or 22.9% with B. hominis, and 2.3% were infected with both protozoa. The frequency of infection according to sex; 6.1% of males were infected and 1.6% of females by Giardia spp., 26.7% and 19.5% by B. hominis, and 2.4% and 2.2% by both parasites, respectively. Giardia spp. was detected in only three adults (over 14 years), but B. hominis was more frequent in adults than in children. The prevalences of these protozoa in this community are lower than those reported by other Argentinean studies, which is probably associated with the low density of the studied population (5.95 inhab/km2). Statistical analysis revealed that a male sex, flooding of the home, the use of a latrine, and an abdominal pain were correlated with the presence of these parasites, which indicate the importance of these factors in rural communities.
Facultad de Ciencias Médicas
Materia
Ciencias Médicas
Biología
Giardia spp
Blastocystis hominis
Epidemiology
Rural community
Argentina
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spelling Epidemiological survey of Giardia spp. and Blastocystis hominis in an Argentinian rural communityMinvielle, Marta CeciliaPezzani, Betina CeciliaCórdoba, María AlejandraDe Luca, María MartaApezteguía, María CarmenBasualdo Farjat, Juan ÁngelCiencias MédicasBiologíaGiardia sppBlastocystis hominisEpidemiologyRural communityArgentinaThe aim of this study was to relate personal data, socio-cultural and environmental characteristics, and the presence of symptoms/signs with the frequencies of Giardia spp. and Blastocystis hominis among a rural population in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Of the surveyed population (350), 3.7% were infected with only Giardia spp. or 22.9% with B. hominis, and 2.3% were infected with both protozoa. The frequency of infection according to sex; 6.1% of males were infected and 1.6% of females by Giardia spp., 26.7% and 19.5% by B. hominis, and 2.4% and 2.2% by both parasites, respectively. Giardia spp. was detected in only three adults (over 14 years), but B. hominis was more frequent in adults than in children. The prevalences of these protozoa in this community are lower than those reported by other Argentinean studies, which is probably associated with the low density of the studied population (5.95 inhab/km2). Statistical analysis revealed that a male sex, flooding of the home, the use of a latrine, and an abdominal pain were correlated with the presence of these parasites, which indicate the importance of these factors in rural communities.Facultad de Ciencias Médicas2004info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionArticulohttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfhttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/107676enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://europepmc.org/backend/ptpmcrender.fcgi?accid=PMC2717362&blobtype=pdfinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/issn/0023-4001info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pmid/15381860info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.3347/kjp.2004.42.3.121info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC 3.0)reponame:SEDICI (UNLP)instname:Universidad Nacional de La Platainstacron:UNLP2025-09-29T11:23:56Zoai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/107676Institucionalhttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/Universidad públicaNo correspondehttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/oai/snrdalira@sedici.unlp.edu.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:13292025-09-29 11:23:56.905SEDICI (UNLP) - Universidad Nacional de La Platafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Epidemiological survey of Giardia spp. and Blastocystis hominis in an Argentinian rural community
title Epidemiological survey of Giardia spp. and Blastocystis hominis in an Argentinian rural community
spellingShingle Epidemiological survey of Giardia spp. and Blastocystis hominis in an Argentinian rural community
Minvielle, Marta Cecilia
Ciencias Médicas
Biología
Giardia spp
Blastocystis hominis
Epidemiology
Rural community
Argentina
title_short Epidemiological survey of Giardia spp. and Blastocystis hominis in an Argentinian rural community
title_full Epidemiological survey of Giardia spp. and Blastocystis hominis in an Argentinian rural community
title_fullStr Epidemiological survey of Giardia spp. and Blastocystis hominis in an Argentinian rural community
title_full_unstemmed Epidemiological survey of Giardia spp. and Blastocystis hominis in an Argentinian rural community
title_sort Epidemiological survey of Giardia spp. and Blastocystis hominis in an Argentinian rural community
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Minvielle, Marta Cecilia
Pezzani, Betina Cecilia
Córdoba, María Alejandra
De Luca, María Marta
Apezteguía, María Carmen
Basualdo Farjat, Juan Ángel
author Minvielle, Marta Cecilia
author_facet Minvielle, Marta Cecilia
Pezzani, Betina Cecilia
Córdoba, María Alejandra
De Luca, María Marta
Apezteguía, María Carmen
Basualdo Farjat, Juan Ángel
author_role author
author2 Pezzani, Betina Cecilia
Córdoba, María Alejandra
De Luca, María Marta
Apezteguía, María Carmen
Basualdo Farjat, Juan Ángel
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Ciencias Médicas
Biología
Giardia spp
Blastocystis hominis
Epidemiology
Rural community
Argentina
topic Ciencias Médicas
Biología
Giardia spp
Blastocystis hominis
Epidemiology
Rural community
Argentina
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The aim of this study was to relate personal data, socio-cultural and environmental characteristics, and the presence of symptoms/signs with the frequencies of Giardia spp. and Blastocystis hominis among a rural population in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Of the surveyed population (350), 3.7% were infected with only Giardia spp. or 22.9% with B. hominis, and 2.3% were infected with both protozoa. The frequency of infection according to sex; 6.1% of males were infected and 1.6% of females by Giardia spp., 26.7% and 19.5% by B. hominis, and 2.4% and 2.2% by both parasites, respectively. Giardia spp. was detected in only three adults (over 14 years), but B. hominis was more frequent in adults than in children. The prevalences of these protozoa in this community are lower than those reported by other Argentinean studies, which is probably associated with the low density of the studied population (5.95 inhab/km2). Statistical analysis revealed that a male sex, flooding of the home, the use of a latrine, and an abdominal pain were correlated with the presence of these parasites, which indicate the importance of these factors in rural communities.
Facultad de Ciencias Médicas
description The aim of this study was to relate personal data, socio-cultural and environmental characteristics, and the presence of symptoms/signs with the frequencies of Giardia spp. and Blastocystis hominis among a rural population in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Of the surveyed population (350), 3.7% were infected with only Giardia spp. or 22.9% with B. hominis, and 2.3% were infected with both protozoa. The frequency of infection according to sex; 6.1% of males were infected and 1.6% of females by Giardia spp., 26.7% and 19.5% by B. hominis, and 2.4% and 2.2% by both parasites, respectively. Giardia spp. was detected in only three adults (over 14 years), but B. hominis was more frequent in adults than in children. The prevalences of these protozoa in this community are lower than those reported by other Argentinean studies, which is probably associated with the low density of the studied population (5.95 inhab/km2). Statistical analysis revealed that a male sex, flooding of the home, the use of a latrine, and an abdominal pain were correlated with the presence of these parasites, which indicate the importance of these factors in rural communities.
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