Contaminação de praças públicas por parasitos no município de Anicuns, Goiás, Brasil

Abstract

According to the World Health Organization (who), the parasitic diseases transmitted by animals through the soil (zoonoses) are among the 17 most common tropical diseases and reach more than one billion people in the poorest regions of the world and are related to poor conditions socioeconomic, consumption of contaminated water, nutritional status of individuals among others, being the worst hit child population. This study aimed to analyze the parasitic contamination of public squares in the city of Anicuns-Go/Brazil, in the period from October to November 2017, 47 random samples were collected into ten squares of the city, in three alternate days, then held the techniques of Hoffman (spontaneous sedimentation) and Willis (fluctuation). Of the 47 samples analysed, 17 were positive for one or more parasites, Hookworm eggs and Entamoeba Coli cysts are the most prevalent, both with 30.43% positivity. On the results exposed is evident the need of implementation of programmes that reverse the socioeconomic conditions, hygienic-sanitary and cultural, forming a new mindset about the importance of protection against diseases and the fight for the right to health