Ocorrência de parasitoses intestinais em um laboratório privado do município de Sardoá, leste de Minas Gerais.

Abstract

Introduction: Neglected diseases are a set of communicable infections prevalent mainly in tropical and subtropical countries. Affecting thousands of people, these diseases cost the economy billions every year. Parasitic diseases are among these neglected diseases and are identified as indicators of a country's socioeconomic development. Objective: To determine the occurrence of intestinal parasites in individuals residing in the municipality of Sardoá-MG from January 2019 to December 2021. Methodology: After partnering with the AnaLab clinical analysis laboratory, parasitological record reports from the years of 2019, 2020 and 2021 generated by an internal management program. A database was created, where the results were structured and tabulated in a spreadsheet, and graphs and tables were created from the data analysis. Result: 2,487 parasitological examinations of feces were carried out, and the presence of evolutionary forms of parasites was verified in 485 samples, thus resulting in a prevalence of 19.6%. A predominance of monoparasitized samples (94.2%) containing protozoa (75.7%) was also observed, with predominance of Entamoeba coli, followed by Entamoeba histolytica/Entamoeba dispar and Endolimax nana. Among the helminths, Schistosoma mansoni stood out, followed by Enterobius vermicularis and Hookworms. There was a predominance of positive female samples (55%), as well as those living in rural areas (66.3%) and aged between 21 and 30 years (33.8%). Conclusion: In view of the results presented, we can see the constant presence of biological cycles of protozoa and helminths, and therefore investments in basic sanitation, sewage collection and treatment, access to treated water and especially in health education for the population of the municipality of Sardoá . These actions aim to interrupt the vicious cycle of reinfections present in the study area and improve the population's quality of life.