SOIL CONTAMINATION IN PUBLIC SQUARES IN BELO HORIZONTE, MINAS GERAIS, BY CANINE PARASITES IN DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES
SUMMARY To evaluate soil contamination by parasites in different developmental stages in public squares used as recreation and leisure areas for children in Belo Horizonte (MG, Brazil), 210 soil samples and 141 canine fecal samples were collected from 42 squares in the city. These samples were analy...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:28438b42630e4d7c879633f4de1b991a 2024-09-09T19:24:54+00:00 SOIL CONTAMINATION IN PUBLIC SQUARES IN BELO HORIZONTE, MINAS GERAIS, BY CANINE PARASITES IN DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES Luciane Madureira Ribeiro Ruth Massote Dracz Lanuze Rose Mozzer Walter dos Santos Lima 2013-07-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46652013000400002 https://doaj.org/article/28438b42630e4d7c879633f4de1b991a EN eng Universidade de São Paulo (USP) http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652013000400229&lng=en&tlng=en https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9946 1678-9946 doi:10.1590/S0036-46652013000400002 https://doaj.org/article/28438b42630e4d7c879633f4de1b991a Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Vol 55, Iss 4, Pp 229-231 (2013) Soil contamination Zoonoses Public health Dogs parasites Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 article 2013 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46652013000400002 2024-08-05T17:49:30Z SUMMARY To evaluate soil contamination by parasites in different developmental stages in public squares used as recreation and leisure areas for children in Belo Horizonte (MG, Brazil), 210 soil samples and 141 canine fecal samples were collected from 42 squares in the city. These samples were analyzed by the Caldwell and Caldwell technique and the Hoffman, Pons, and Janer technique. Of the samples analyzed, 89 (42.4%) soil samples and 104 (73.5%) fecal samples were contaminated with Ancylostoma sp., Toxocara sp., Trichuris sp., or Dipylidium sp. eggs; Giardia sp. cysts; or Isospora sp. oocysts. The commonest parasite was Ancylostoma sp., found in 85% soil and 99% fecal samples, followed by Toxocara sp., found in 43.7% soil and 30.7% fecal samples. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Caldwell ENVELOPE(-101.500,-101.500,-72.083,-72.083) Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo 55 4 229 231 |
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SUMMARY To evaluate soil contamination by parasites in different developmental stages in public squares used as recreation and leisure areas for children in Belo Horizonte (MG, Brazil), 210 soil samples and 141 canine fecal samples were collected from 42 squares in the city. These samples were analyzed by the Caldwell and Caldwell technique and the Hoffman, Pons, and Janer technique. Of the samples analyzed, 89 (42.4%) soil samples and 104 (73.5%) fecal samples were contaminated with Ancylostoma sp., Toxocara sp., Trichuris sp., or Dipylidium sp. eggs; Giardia sp. cysts; or Isospora sp. oocysts. The commonest parasite was Ancylostoma sp., found in 85% soil and 99% fecal samples, followed by Toxocara sp., found in 43.7% soil and 30.7% fecal samples. |
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Luciane Madureira Ribeiro Ruth Massote Dracz Lanuze Rose Mozzer Walter dos Santos Lima |
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Luciane Madureira Ribeiro Ruth Massote Dracz Lanuze Rose Mozzer Walter dos Santos Lima |
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Luciane Madureira Ribeiro |
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SOIL CONTAMINATION IN PUBLIC SQUARES IN BELO HORIZONTE, MINAS GERAIS, BY CANINE PARASITES IN DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES |
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SOIL CONTAMINATION IN PUBLIC SQUARES IN BELO HORIZONTE, MINAS GERAIS, BY CANINE PARASITES IN DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES |
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SOIL CONTAMINATION IN PUBLIC SQUARES IN BELO HORIZONTE, MINAS GERAIS, BY CANINE PARASITES IN DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES |
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SOIL CONTAMINATION IN PUBLIC SQUARES IN BELO HORIZONTE, MINAS GERAIS, BY CANINE PARASITES IN DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES |
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SOIL CONTAMINATION IN PUBLIC SQUARES IN BELO HORIZONTE, MINAS GERAIS, BY CANINE PARASITES IN DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES |
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soil contamination in public squares in belo horizonte, minas gerais, by canine parasites in different developmental stages |
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