Keywords
Cysticercosis
food
food handlers
prevention
coproparasitologic investigation
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Abstract
Foodborne diseases have a major public health impact. In our midst, the taeniasis/
cysticercosis complex presents both high morbidity and mortality rates. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the frequency of taeniasis and other parasitic diseases among food handlers in Ribeirão Preto, SP,
Brazil. From August 1998 to July 1999, 341 subjects (182 women and 159 men), aged between 14 and 68 years, underwent coproparasitological analyses as a mandatory professional requirement. Three fecal samples from each person were analysed by the methods Hoffmann, Pons & Janer and Kato. The search for Cryptosporidium oocysts was performed in 47 (4.6%) diarrheic fecal samples. Enteroparasites were detected in 107 (31.3%) individuals, including a case (0.3%) of taeniasis, and 42 (12.3%) multiple parasitosis. Individuals with parasitosis were treated with specific medication. The adoption of coproparasitological
examination as a mandatory professional requirement for food handlers, with proper parasitic treatment, may represent an innovative strategy for the prevention of the taeniasis/cysticercosis complex and other enteroparasitoses in our midst.
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