THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION OF THE COAST OF THE LAGUNA DOS PATOS (PELOTAS, RS, BRAZIL) WITH PARASITES WITH ZOONOTIC POTENTIAL

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  • Marcos Marreiro Villela
  • Michele Soares Pepe
  • Marcela Lencine Ferraz
  • Neila Cilene Medeiros de Morais
  • Anelise Bergmann Araújo
  • Jerônimo Lopes Ruas
  • Gertrud Müller
  • Maria Elisabeth Aires Berne

Abstract

The parasitic contamination of Laranjal Beach (Laguna dos Patos) in Pelotas was assessed through the analysis of 470 fecal and 920 sand samples. Results showed that 54.3% and 9.5%, respectively, were positive. The former contained hookworm eggs and protozoan oocysts whereas the latter contained protozoan oocysts and Toxocara spp. and Ascaris spp. eggs. Therefore, results suggest that there is risk of contamination with some zoonoses in this environment.

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Author Biography

Marcos Marreiro Villela

Professor doutor de Parasitologia do Instituto de Biologia / UFPel

Published

2011-03-18

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Villela, M. M., Pepe, M. S., Ferraz, M. L., de Morais, N. C. M., Araújo, A. B., Ruas, J. L., … Berne, M. E. A. (2011). THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION OF THE COAST OF THE LAGUNA DOS PATOS (PELOTAS, RS, BRAZIL) WITH PARASITES WITH ZOONOTIC POTENTIAL. VITTALLE - Revista De Ciências Da Saúde, 21(2), 69–74. Retrieved from https://periodicos.furg.br/vittalle/article/view/1331

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