Strongyloides stercoralis Infection at Different Altitudes of the Cusco Region in Peru

• Published in: The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene Vol. 101; no. 2; pp. 422 - 427
• Main Authors: Morales, Maria Luisa, Lopez, Martha, Ly, Priscilla, Anjum, Seher, Fernandez-Baca, Martha Vanessa, Valdivia-Rodriguez, Angela Maria, Mamani-Licona, Frecia Maribel, Baca-Turpo, Benicia, Farfan-Gonzales, Nedhy, Chaman-Illanes, Yeshica, Cabada, Miguel Mauricio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Institute of Tropical Medicine 01.01.2019; The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Altitude; Animals; Cross-Sectional Studies; Feces - parasitology; Female; Humans; Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic - epidemiology; Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic - parasitology; Male; Middle Aged; Parasitic diseases; Peru - epidemiology; Prevalence; Risk Factors; Rural Population - statistics & numerical data; Sedimentation & deposition; Strongyloides stercoralis; Strongyloidiasis - epidemiology; Young Adult; Peru

Strongyloides stercoralis affects 30–100 million people worldwide. The burden is underestimated because of the paucity of studies, limited geographical areas surveyed, and poor quality of diagnostic tests. This study aimed at determining the epidemiology of strongyloidiasis using sensitive microscop...