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Risk factors and prevalence of enteroparasitic diseases in shellfish pickers from a lake area in the Northeast of Brazil

ABCS health sci; 45 (), 2020
INTRODUCTION: Intestinal parasitosis are a public health problem worldwide. There are several risk factors and a high association with some specific labor activities. OBJECTIVE: The present study assessed the risk factors and prevalence of enteroparasitic diseases in shellfish pickers from one district o...

Parasites in the mangrove oyster Crassostrea rhizophorae cultivated in the estuary of the Graciosa River in Taperoá, Bahia

In this work, parasites associated with the mangrove oyster Crassostrea rhizophorae were studied at a cultivation unit in the estuary of the Graciosa River in Taperoá, Bahia. On a monthly basis, between April 2011 and March 2012, 20 oysters were collected, measured and fixed in 10% formaldehyde. In orde...