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Intestinal protozoan and helminth infections in the Municipality San Juan y Martínez, Pinar del Río, Cuba

A A Escobedo MD MSc  ¹   Roberto Cañete MD MSc  ²   F A Núñez MD PhD  ³

¹ Department of Microbiology, Paediatric Academic Hospital 'Pedro Borraás', Havana City 10400;; ² Department of Parasitology, Provincial Centre of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Microbiology, Pinar del Rio City 20100;; ³ Laboratory of Intestinal Parasitic Diseases, Department of Parasitology, 'Pedro Kourí Institute', Havana City 10400, Cuba

Correspondence to: Dr Angel A Escobedo escobedo{at}infomed.sld.cu

A cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections and the intensity of soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) among children who attend the educational centres of San Juan y Martinez, Cuba. Ascaris lumbricoides, Blastocystis hominis and Giardia lamblia were the most common parasites found, with prevalence rates of 40.5%, 38.5% and 25%, respectively. In total, 91% of children harboured at least one type of intestinal parasite. The rates and intensity of intestinal parasitic infections found permit us to speculate that the conditions that predispose to acquire intestinal protozoan and STH infections persist in this municipality.

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