25th International Conference of the World Association
for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology. 16-20 Ago. 2015. UK / Fascioliasis, caused by Fasciola hepatica, is a public health problem in Peru, especially in
schoolchildren. Prevalence rates in livestock are over 80% in dairy cattle reared in the Andean
valley of Cajamarca, Peru. The present investigation aimed to determine the prevalence of F.
hepatica infection in schoolchildren and the main risk factors involved in its presentation. Two
hundred and seventy schoolchildren nine years old and over from primary public institutions
from the district of Los Baños del Inca (Cajamarca) were included in the investigation.
Questionnaires were applied to parents and children and fecal samples were taken and
evaluated using the rapid sedimentation technique. Blood samples were also collected and
analyzed. Seventeen fecal samples were positive to F. hepatica eggs, giving a prevalence of
6.3% (95% CI 3.21 - 9.38). Significant differences were found with origin of the child, history of
intestinal parasitism, and the habit of chewing grass (p< 0.05). The rural origin (OR 4.8, 95% CI:
1.53-15.08) and the habit of chewing grass (OR 3.26, CI: 95% 1.07 - 9.96) were the most likely
risk factors associated with the acquisition of infection. The leukocyte count of infected children
varied between 3900 and 10580 cells /mm3 (mean ± SD = 6458.3 ± 2080.3). Thirty three
percent of children positive to F. hepatica eggs presented eosinophilia. We conclude that the
prevalence of human fascioliasis in the district of Los Baños del Inca is at the mesoendemic
level and rurality provides conditions for acquiring the infection.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:PERUUPC/oai:repositorioacademico.upc.edu.pe:10757/605977 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Rodriguez Ulloa, Claudia, Rivera-Jacinto, Marco, Hobán Vergara, Cristian, Del Valle Mendoza, Juana Mercedes, Ortiz Oblitas, Pedro |
| Publisher | WAAVP 2015 |
| Source Sets | Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC) |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObject |
| Source | Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), Repositorio Académico - UPC |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Relation | www.waavp2015.com |
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