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Fascioliasis and eosinophilia in the highlands of Cuzco, Peru and their association with water and socioeconomic factors

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dc.contributor.author Cabada, Miguel M.
dc.contributor.author Goodrich, Mary R.
dc.contributor.author Graham, Brittany
dc.contributor.author Villanueva-Meyer, Pablo G.
dc.contributor.author Lopez, Martha
dc.contributor.author Arque, Eulogia
dc.contributor.author White, A. Clinton Jr
dc.date.accessioned 2020-06-10T18:11:32Z
dc.date.available 2020-06-10T18:11:32Z
dc.date.issued 2014
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/7978
dc.description.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. en_US
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
dc.relation.ispartofseries American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH Journal)
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject Albendazole/therapeutic use en_US
dc.subject Animals en_US
dc.subject Child en_US
dc.subject Child, Preschool en_US
dc.subject Cross-Sectional Studies en_US
dc.subject Drinking Water/parasitology en_US
dc.subject Eosinophilia/drug therapy/epidemiology en_US
dc.subject Fasciola hepatica/isolation & purification en_US
dc.subject Fascioliasis/drug therapy/epidemiology en_US
dc.subject Feces/parasitology en_US
dc.subject Female en_US
dc.subject Food Contamination/analysis en_US
dc.subject Food Parasitology en_US
dc.subject Humans en_US
dc.subject Male en_US
dc.subject Parasite Egg Count en_US
dc.subject Peru/epidemiology en_US
dc.subject Prevalence en_US
dc.subject Risk Factors en_US
dc.subject Socioeconomic Factors en_US
dc.title Fascioliasis and eosinophilia in the highlands of Cuzco, Peru and their association with water and socioeconomic factors en_US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.14-0169
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.06
dc.relation.issn 1476-1645


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