Molecular characterization of intestinal protozoa in two poor communities in the State of São Paulo, Brazil

• Published in: Parasites & vectors Vol. 8; no. 1; p. 103
• Main Authors: David, Érica Boarato, Guimarães, Semíramis, de Oliveira, Ana Paula, Goulart de Oliveira-Sequeira, Teresa Cristina, Nogueira Bittencourt, Gabriela, Moraes Nardi, Ana Rita, Martins Ribolla, Paulo Eduardo, Bueno Franco, Regina Maura, Branco, Nilson, Tosini, Fabio, Bella, Antonino, Pozio, Edoardo, Cacciò, Simone M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Springer-Verlag 15.02.2015; BioMed Central Ltd; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Animals; Asymptomatic Diseases - epidemiology; Blastocystis; Brazil; Brazil - epidemiology; burden of disease; Carrier State - epidemiology; Carrier State - parasitology; children; Cryptosporidium; Dogs; electricity; feces; Feces - parasitology; gastroenteritis; genetic variation; genotype; Giardia lamblia; health services; Humans; Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic - epidemiology; Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic - parasitology; Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic - veterinary; Intestinal protozoa; Microscopy; Molecular typing; parasites; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Poverty Areas; Prevalence; Protozoan Infections - epidemiology; Protozoan Infections - parasitology; Protozoan Infections, Animal - parasitology; public health; public water supply; River water; rivers; Rivers - parasitology; roads; sequence analysis; villages; Brazil

BACKGROUND: Several species of protozoa cause acute or chronic gastroenteritis in humans, worldwide. The burden of disease is particularly high among children living in developing areas of the world, where transmission is favored by lower hygienic standards and scarce availability of safe water. How...