Determinación de la incidencia de Trypanosoma cruzi y factores de riesgo, en la comunidad kichwa 5 de agosto del cantón Lago-Agrio, provincia de Sucumbíos

Abstract

The objective of the study was to determine the incidence of Trypanosoma cruzi and risk factors,in the Kichwa community “5 de Agosto” of the Cantón Lago Agrio, Province of Sucumbíos,with a population sample of 92 people of different ages; They were selected according to predisposing risk factors. A blood collection was performed on a red cap tube, also a survey wasapplied. The collected samples were processed in the clinical laboratory of analysis of the Faculty of Sciences of the ESPOCH. The method that was used for the detection of the parasite was enzyme-linked immunoadsorption (ELISA), by which Anti-Trypanosoma cruzi IgG antibodieswere determined in the population. The blood test results and the survey tabulations were performed using Microsoft Excel using the chi-square test of independence. According to the data, correlated the incidence of Trypanosoma cruzi determined in five people, equivalent to 5%of the population and the most predisposing factors associated with vector exposure were: The ignorance of the disease with 96% of the population, the dwellings that prevail in the communityare made out of blocks, corresponding to 63%, stock of annexes with 61% is attributed to chicken coops, and to the use of awnings or mosquito nets 71% of the habitants do not use awnings as a preventive measure. With the data obtained, it is concluded that there is an indigenous focus in the Amazon region of Sucumbíos province since there are 5% of positive cases of Trypanosoma cruzi IgG antibodies in the population. It is recommended to perform socializations about how harmful, and infectious this parasite is so that the population knows about the severity of the pathology and attend to medical check-ups on time.