TY - JOUR
T1 - Fascioliasis and eosinophilia in the highlands of Cuzco, Peru and their association with water and socioeconomic factors
AU - Cabada, Miguel M.
AU - Goodrich, Mary R.
AU - Graham, Brittany
AU - Villanueva-Meyer, Pablo G.
AU - Lopez, Martha
AU - Arque, Eulogia
AU - White, A. Clinton
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
PY - 2014/11/1
Y1 - 2014/11/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.4269/ajtmh.14-0169
DO - 10.4269/ajtmh.14-0169
M3 - Article
C2 - 25200257
AN - SCOPUS:84910615108
SN - 0002-9637
VL - 91
SP - 989
EP - 993
JO - American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
JF - American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
IS - 5
ER -