@article{ajeid2014223,
author={{A.F., Malheiros and P.D., Mathews and L.M.S, Lemos and D.V., Vianna and B., Braga G. and J.J., Shaw},
title={<i>Strongyloides stercoralis </i>Infestation in Indigenous Tapirap¨¦ Ethnic Group from Mato Grosso State, Brazil},
journal={American Journal of Epidemiology and Infectious Disease},
volume={2},
number={2},
pages={63--65},
year={2014},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajeid/2/2/3},
issn={2333-1275},
abstract={<i>Strongyloides stercoralis</i> is an intestinal helminth, which infects millions of people worldwide. In the present study, 542 individuals from six indigenous villages were enrolled of whom 24 (4.43 %) were positive for <i>S. stercoralis </i>based on analysis by microscopy of fecal concentrates. <i>S. stercoralis</i> was more prevalent in males (5.32 %, 14/263) than females (3.58 %, 10/279), though without a significant statistic difference (<i>P </i>= 0.66). Likewise, the infection by <i>S</i>. <i>stercoralis</i> could not be related to age of the indigenous (P &#62; 0.05). This study is the first report of the prevalence of <i>S. stercoralis </i>in members of the indigenous Tapirap¨¦ ethnic group from the Brazilian Amazon. The results suggest a contamination by infective forms of <i>S</i>. <i>stercoralis</i> in the environment where these indigenous live.},
doi={10.12691/ajeid-2-2-3}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}