Ectoparasitos ou suas lesões sugestivas em escolares de duas instituições da rede pública de um município do Nordeste brasileiro

• Autor(a) principal: Calheiros, Claudia Maria Lins
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Araújo, Janaina Freitas Silva de, Ferreira, José Rodrigo da Silva, Rocha, Thiago José Matos
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Diversitas Journal
• Texto Completo: https://diversitasjournal.com.br/diversitas_journal/article/view/1216

ABSTRACT: Ectoparasitoses are frequent in school-age children and assessing ectoparasitic status becomes relevant. This study established the ectoparasitic status of elementary school students from 5 to 16 years old, in two educational institutions in the municipality of União dos Palmares-AL, based on the in loco identification of the ectoparasite or its suggestive lesions and epidemiological inquiry to responsible for children. There were evaluated 470 students in two different periods (a rainy and a non-rainy period) to investigate the presence of injury or the ectoparasite itself, by superficial body inspection (hands, feet and hair). Among the cases evaluated, 154 positive cases were observed, 5% of which were from Tunga penetrans, 65% Pediculus capitis and 30% Sarcoptes scabiei. The prevalence of ectoparasitoses was 21.3% for P. capitis, 10% for S. escabiei, and 1.5% for T. penetrans. Of the total positive cases for some ectoparasitosis, 41.5% (54/154) were found in the rainy season and 23.4% (36/154) in the non-rainy season. All positive cases were referred for treatment. The study showed infestations for the main ectoparasitoses, especially pediculosis and scabies, which determines the great importance of ectoparasites, Besides that, although there are no long periods of drought in the zone of the Alagoas forest, in the period of scarcity of rains, with high temperatures, characteristic of the region, a higher occurrence for pediculosis was observed, with the influence of the collection period being determined here. KEYWORDS: ectoparasitic infestation, parasitic diseases, public health.