Author | Norberg, Paulo Roberto Blanco Moreira | |
Author | Manhães, Fernanda Castro | |
Author | Mangiavacchi, Bianca Magnelli | |
Author | Ribeiro, Paulo César | |
Author | Evangelista, Vinicius Dias | |
Author | Queiroz, Margareth M. Carvalho | |
Author | Norberg, Antonio Neres | |
Access date | 2021-01-30T14:56:04Z | |
Available date | 2021-01-30T14:56:04Z | |
Document date | 2020 | |
Citation | NORBERG, Paulo Roberto Blanco Moreira et al. Contamination of urban rivers in the city of Asunción, Paraguay, with oocysts of Cryptosporidium spp. and cysts of Giardia spp. World Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, v. 9, n. 1, p. 106-120, 2020. | pt_BR |
ISSN | 2278 – 4357 | pt_BR |
URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/45885 | |
Language | eng | pt_BR |
Publisher | Faculty of Pharmacy Medical University. Sofia, Bulgaria | pt_BR |
Rights | open access | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Cryptosporidium spp | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Giardia spp | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Enteroparasitoses | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Contaminação dos rios | pt_BR |
Subject in Portuguese | Paraguai | pt_BR |
Title | Contamination of urban rivers in the city of Asunción, Paragauay, with oocysts of Cryprosporidium spp. and cysts of Giardia spp. | pt_BR |
Type | Article | pt_BR |
DOI | 10.20959/wjpps20201-15274 | |
Abstract | Although the presence of protozoa in drinking water is a major public health problem in many countries, knowledge about the risks of these organisms in the anthropogenic environment in Paraguay is still scarce. Giardia spp. and Cryptosporidium spp. are pathogenic protozoa with faecal-oral hydric transmission that cause gastrointestinal disorders which reflexes may be severe for children, old-aged individuals and immunocompromised people. The research aims to investigate oocysts of Cryptosporidium spp. and cysts of Giardia spp. in water samples from four rivers that cross the city of Asunción, capital of Paraguay. Water samples were collected from the Riachuelo, Antequera, Peru
and Mburicaó rivers. The spontaneous sedimentation technique was used for all water samples to concentrate the particulate material. For the research of cysts of Giardia spp. slide-coverslip preparation was used. For the search for Cryptosporidium spp. Ziehl-Neelsen staining was used. The results presented positivity for both oocysts of Cryptosporidium spp. and cysts of Giardia spp. in the water samples that were collected in the Antequera, Peru, and Mburicaó rivers, and only Cryptosporidium spp. in the waters of the Riachuelo River. The concentration of cysts and oocysts per microscopy field was higher in the Mburicaó river sample and, in decreasing order, in Peru and Antequera rivers. The concentration of Cryptosporidium spp. in the sample of the Riachuelo River was lower than the other samples. This was the first record of Cryptosporidium spp. in rivers of Paraguay in the scientific literature. We concluded that waters of urban rivers of the city of Asunción are contaminated with oocysts of Cryptosporidium spp. and cysts of Giardia spp. through the domestic sewage discharge. It is recommended that the population be advised to avoid contact with water from contaminated rivers and that sanitation measures to improve river water quality should be adopted by health authorities. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Escola Metropolitana São Carlos. Bom Jesus de Itabapoana, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Escola Metropolitana São Carlos. Bom Jesus de Itabapoana, RJ, Brasil / Universidade do Norte Fluminense. Campos Dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Escola Metropolitana São Carlos. Bom Jesus de Itabapoana, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Universidade Iguaçu. Nova Iguaçu, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Escola Metropolitana São Carlos. Bom Jesus de Itabapoana, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil / Universidade de Vassouras. Vassouras, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Escola Metropolitana São Carlos. Bom Jesus de Itabapoana, RJ, Brasil / Centro Universitário Uniabeu. Belford Roxo, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Subject | Cryptosporidium spp | pt_BR |
Subject | Giardia spp | pt_BR |
Subject | Enteroparasitoses | pt_BR |
Subject | Rivers contamination | pt_BR |
Subject | Paraguay | pt_BR |