Prevalence of intestinal parasites and associated risk factors among schoolchildren from Uni ón de Reyes municipality, Matanzas Province, Cuba

Trop Doct. 2023 Nov 20:494755231212692. doi: 10.1177/00494755231212692. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIntestinal parasites are widely distributed around the world and children are the most common affected group. The prevalence of intestinal parasites and associated risk factors by a cross-sectional study among children at a primary school in the Union de Reyes municipality, Matanzas province, Cuba, was carried out during April-May, 2022. Blastocystis spp. and Giardia intestinalis were the most common parasites found.PMID:38123457 | DOI:10.1177/00494755231212692
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