Parasitological and microbiological evaluation of sand from beaches in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil

• Published in: Mundo da saúde (1995) Vol. 47
• Main Authors: Alcileny Lima Viana, Allana Dutra de Mesquita, Anne Karoline Mendes Serra, Diana Karla Lourenço Bastos, Darlan Ferreira da Silva, Maria Raimunda Chagas Silva, Wellyson da Cunha Araújo Firmo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Centro Universitário São Camilo 01.08.2023
• Subjects: beach sanitation; biological contamination; escherichia coli infections; parasites

Brazil has a coastline with large cities and a great flow of human activities, which can lead to contamination by microorganisms and parasites. Given this context, the objective of this study was to evaluate the parasitic and microbiological events in the sand of beaches in São Luís, Maranhão. There...