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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2610-8038</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Arbitrada Interdisciplinaria de Ciencias de la Salud. Salud y Vida]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Salud y Vida]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2610-8038</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Fundación Koinonía]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S2610-80382022000100035</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.35381/s.v.v6i11.1669</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Caracterización epidemiológica de la parasitosis intestinal]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Epidemiological characterization of intestinal parasitosis]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Romero-Ramírez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Sandra Coromoto]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional Experimental Francisco de Miranda  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Santa Ana de Coro Falcón]]></addr-line>
<country>Venezuela</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>30</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>30</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>6</volume>
<numero>11</numero>
<fpage>35</fpage>
<lpage>43</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://ve.scielo.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2610-80382022000100035&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://ve.scielo.org/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2610-80382022000100035&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://ve.scielo.org/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2610-80382022000100035&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Objetivo: caracterizar la situación epidemiológica de la parasitosis intestinal en el estado Falcón en el periodo 2014 - 2020.  Método: Descriptiva observacional documental. Resultados: Entre los agentes etiológicos más frecuentes se encontraron los protozoarios, especialmente el Blastocystis hominis (31,31%,) la Giardia lamblia (19,29%), y la Entamoeba histolytica (6,73%), por los helmintos están el Enterobius vermicularis (14,03%), el Áscaris lumbricoides (10,97%) y el Trichuris trichiura (4,49%).  Conclusión: La población infantil fue la más afectada específicamente la población preescolar y en edad escolar, especialmente entre los 3 y los 9 años con un 77,76% lo cual se relaciona en forma directa por la exposición a factores de riesgo dados por los bajos niveles de higiene, además por los procesos de inmadurez en su sistema inmunológico.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Objective: To characterize the epidemiological situation of intestinal parasitosis in Falcón state in the period 2014 - 2020.  Method: Descriptive observational documentary study. Results: Among the most frequent etiological agents were protozoa, especially Blastocystis hominis (31.31%), Giardia lamblia (19.29%), and Entamoeba histolytica (6.73%); among helminths were Enterobius vermicularis (14.03%), Ascaris lumbricoides (10.97%) and Trichuris trichiura (4.49%).  Conclusion: The infant population was the most affected, specifically the preschool and school-age population, especially between 3 and 9 years of age with 77.76%, which is directly related to exposure to risk factors due to low levels of hygiene, as well as immature processes in their immune system.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[intestinal diseases parasitic]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[liver diseases parasitic]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[lung diseases parasitic]]></kwd>
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