Over 77 million dogs and 93 million cats share our households in the United States. Multiple
studies have demonstrated the importance of pets in their owners' physical and mental …

Background Intestinal parasitic infections are widely distributed throughout the world and
children are the most affected population. Day care centres are environments where …

O objetivo deste artigo é analisar as prevalências e os fatores associados ao
desenvolvimento de doenças infecto-contagiosas que acometem crianças em creches …

Background Individual helminth infections are ubiquitous in the tropics; geographical
overlaps in endemicity and epidemiological reports suggest areas endemic for multiple …

Molecular epidemiology, broadly defined, is the application of molecular genetic techniques
to the dynamics of disease in a population. In this review, we briefly describe molecular and …

Giardia duodenalis is an intestinal flagellated protozoan that infects humans and several
animal species. Giardiasis causing more than 200 million symptomatic infections globally is …

Background: For many years Chiapas, Mexico's poorest state, has had the highest rate of
child mortality due to intestinal infections of unknown etiology in the country. To begin …

Background Intestinal parasitic infections are among the most common communicable
diseases worldwide, particularly in developing countries. Human immunodeficiency virus …

Techniques for Giardia diagnosis based on microscopy are usually applied as routine
laboratory testing; however, they typically exhibit low sensitivity. This study aimed to …

OBJETIVOS: Analisar a prevalência de infecções por parasitos intestinais em crianças e
adolescentes matriculados em escolas de ensino fundamental no município de São João …