Occurrence of Taenia sp. in the population attended in the central laboratory of "Instituto Adolfo Lutz", São Paulo, SP, Brazil (1960/1989)

Authors

  • Rosa Maria Donini Souza Dias Instituto Adolfo Lutz; Seção de Enteroparasitoses
  • Maria Ivani P. Gonçalves da Silva Instituto Adolfo Lutz; Seção de Enteroparasitoses
  • Ana Célia Steffen Mangini Instituto Adolfo Lutz; Seção de Enteroparasitoses
  • Sylvia A. Gurgel Vellosa Instituto Adolfo Lutz; Seção de Enteroparasitoses
  • Domingas M. A. G. Vieira Torres Instituto Adolfo Lutz; Seção de Enteroparasitoses
  • Rita Maria da Silva Instituto Adolfo Lutz; Seção de Enteroparasitoses
  • Adelaide José Vaz Instituto Adolfo Lutz; Seção de Sorologia

Keywords:

Teníase humana^i1^sprevalên, Teníase humana^i1^ssérie histórica de 30 a, Exame protoparasitológico^i1^sovos de Taenia, Identificação de proglotes de Taenia sp.

Abstract

Monthly and yearly reports of the Seção de Enteroparasitoses of the Instituto Adolfo Lutz (São Paulo, SP, Brazil) from 1960 to 1989 with 1,519,730 parasitological stool examinations were studied. There were also 355 identifications of Taenia sp. proglottids. Using HOFFMAN, PONS & JANER's method, 7,663 (0.5%) cases of taeniasis were diagnosed, and 311 (87.60%) of the 355 proglottids were on easy terms to be specified, 273 (87.80%) of them were from Taenia saginata.

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Published

1991-04-01

Issue

Vol. 33 No. 2 (1991)

Section

Epidemiology

How to Cite

Dias, R. M. D. S., Silva, M. I. P. G. da, Mangini, A. C. S., Vellosa, S. A. G., Torres, D. M. A. G. V., Silva, R. M. da, & Vaz, A. J. (1991). Occurrence of Taenia sp. in the population attended in the central laboratory of "Instituto Adolfo Lutz", São Paulo, SP, Brazil (1960/1989) . Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo, 33(2), 147-151. https://revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/28807