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Intestinal parasites inside public restrooms and buses from the city of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
| Content Provider | Scilit |
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| Author | Borges, Clarissa A. Costa-Cruz, Julia M. Paula, Fabiana D. E. |
| Copyright Year | 2009 |
| Description | The objective of this study was to describe the occurrence of intestinal parasites inside public restrooms and buses from a Brazilian city. Sample material was obtained using a transparent adhesive tape. Thirty two public restrooms were investigated and two (6.25%) were contaminated with helminth eggs (Ascaris lumbricoides and Enterobius vermicularis). Of the sixteen different bus lines, three (18.7%) were found to harbor eggs of E. vermicularis. Public restrooms and buses can be an important source of parasite transmission and sanitary education could be improved by using these points. |
| Related Links | http://www.scielo.br/pdf/rimtsp/v51n4/v51n4a09.pdf http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&pid=S0036-46652009000400009&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en |
| Ending Page | 225 |
| Page Count | 3 |
| Starting Page | 223 |
| e-ISSN | 16789946 |
| DOI | 10.1590/s0036-46652009000400009 |
| Journal | Revista Do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo |
| Issue Number | 4 |
| Volume Number | 51 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) |
| Publisher Date | 2009-08-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Revista Do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
