Title
Fascioliasis and eosinophilia in the highlands of Cuzco, Peru and their association with water and socioeconomic factors
Date Issued
01 November 2014
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
University of Texas
University of Texas
Publisher(s)
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Abstract
There are limited data about the epidemiology of fascioliasis in Cuzco, Peru.We studied children 3-12 years old from six communities in the highlands of Cuzco to evaluate the epidemiology of fascioliasis; 227 children were included, one-half were female, the mean age was 7.5 (±2.6) years, and 46.2±% had one or more parasites, including Fasciola (9.7%), Ascaris (12.8%), Hymenolepis (9.3%), Trichuris (1.3%), hookworm (1.8%), Strongyloides (0.9%), and Giardia (27.8%). Fasciola was associated with the number of siblings in the household, drinking untreated water, and giardiasis. Eosinophilia was encountered in 21%of children and more common in those drinking untreated water at home and those infected with a parasite, but the differences were not significant. Eating water plants was not associated with Fasciola or eosinophilia. Fascioliasis and eosinophilia were common in the highlands of Cuzco. Fascioliasis was associated with socioeconomic factors and drinking water.
Start page
989
End page
993
Volume
91
Issue
5
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Enfermedades infecciosas Medicina tropical
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84910615108
PubMed ID
Source
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
ISSN of the container
00029637
Sponsor(s)
National Institutes of Health 1R01AI104820-01 National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases R01AI104820
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