Occurrence and seasonal monitoring of helminthes in the main rivers and lakes of Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil, 2007
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2009-12
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Vera Lúcia Gomes Klein
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Water constitutes one of the fundamental elements for human existence, which is demonstrated
by its multiple uses, for public supply, industry, agriculture, livestock, recreation, and transportation.
Nevertheless, contamination from various sources has been occurring for years impairing this resource
and considerably increasing the risk of waterborne diseases caused mainly by bacteria, viruses,
protozoa, and helminthes. Seasonal monitoring of helminthes is relevant to understand environmental
contamination processes and provide information for decision-making measures to block the access
of these parasites and other pathogens to man and animals. This study aimed at using parasitologic
techniques to analyze the presence of helminthes and verify the water quality of the main bodies of
water in Goiânia, the capital of the state of Goiás, Brazil. Samples were collected monthly from February
2006 to January 2007 in six pre-set points, in a total of 72 samples. Of these, 17 (23.61%) were positive
for free-living larvae and 2 (2.77%) for Ascaris sp. and Hymenolepis diminuta. This study showed that
the rivers and lakes of Goiânia are contaminated by eggs and/or larvae of helminthes.
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Helmintos, Água, Veiculação hídrica, Helminthes, Water, Waterborne diseases
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SANTOS, Sônia de Fátima Oliveira; SILVA, Hugo Delleon; SOUZA JÚNIOR, Edson Sidião de; ANUNCIAÇÃO, Carlos Eduardo; SOUTO, Rodrigo Lourenço; LACERDA, Elisângela de Paula Silveira; GARCÍA-ZAPATA, Marco Túlio Antonio. Occurrence and seasonal monitoring of helminthes in the main rivers and lakes of Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil, 2007. Revista de Biologia Neotropical, Goiânia, v. 6, n. 2, p. 63-72, jul./dez. 2009. Disponível em: <https://www.revistas.ufg.br/RBN/article/view/12856/8442>.