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Home / Archives for Ferreira FS

Infection by intestinal parasites, stunting and anemia in school-aged children from southern Angola

  • Authors: Atouguia J, Centeno-Lima S, Ferreira FS, Fortes F, Guerra A, Oliveira D
  • Publication Year: 2015
  • Journal: PLoS One
  • Link: http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0137327

Intestinal parasites are responsible for morbidity in children worldwide, especially in low income countries. In the present study we determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites and explore its association with anemia and stunting in school-aged children. A cross-sectional study was conducted from September to October 2010 enrolling 328 children attending the primary school in Lubango, […]
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Molecular and clinical characterization of giardia duodenalis infection in preschool children from Lisbon, Portugal

  • Authors: Ferreira FS, Fonseca AM
  • Publication Year: 2013
  • Journal: Journal Parasitology Research
  • Link: http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jpr/2013/252971/

Giardia duodenalis is the most prevalent intestinal protozoan infection especially in children. In Portugal scarce data are available relative to this infection in preschoolers. The present study was conducted from April to July 2009 in public preschools in Lisbon enrolling 316 children. Stool examination was performed through microscopy. Molecular analysis was conducted in all positive samples for G. duodenalis in order to determine the assemblage and subassemblage of this parasite.
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Intestinal parasites in dogs and cats from the district of Évora, Portugal.

  • Authors: Atouguia J, Centeno-Lima S, Ferreira FS, Padre L, Parreira R, Pereira-Baltasar P, Távora Tavira L, Vilhena M
  • Journal: Veterinary Parasitology
  • Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Intestinal+parasites+in+dogs+and+cats+from+the+district+of+%C3%89vora%2C+Portugal

Intestinal parasites, both helminths and protozoa, are commonly found in domestic animals, and the possible transmission of enteric parasites from dogs and cats to humans may constitute a global potential health risk worldwide.
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Giardia duodenalis and Soil-transmitted Helminths infections in Children in Sao Tome and Principe: Do we think Giardia when addressing Parasite Control?

  • Authors: Afonso G, Baptista-Fernandes T, de Freitas PT, Ferreira FS, Garrido E, Lima A, Neves E, Oliveira D, Rodrigues R, Zaky A
  • Publication Year: 2015
  • Journal: Journal of Tropical Pediatrics
  • Link: https://academic.oup.com/tropej/article/61/2/106/1728381%20

Giardia duodenalis prevalence is commonly as high as soil-transmitted helminths (STH), nevertheless is not considered for large-scale chemotherapy through mass drug administration (MDA) due to its short incubation period and frequent reinfections, its control being associated to improving access to water and sanitation. A study enrolling 444 children attending preschools was conducted in May 2011 […]
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Intestinal parasites in children hospitalized at the Central Hospital in Maputo, Mozambique

  • Authors: Centeno-Lima S, Fernandes N, Ferreira FS, Fonseca AM, Gomes J
  • Publication Year: 2014
  • Journal: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
  • Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24916879

Intestinal parasites are important contributors to the global disease burden, especially in children of low-income countries. The present study determined the frequency of intestinal parasites in children hospitalized at the diarrhea section of the Infectious-Contagious Diseases ward and at the Malnutrition ward of the Department of Pediatrics of the Maputo Central Hospital in Mozambique.
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