Toxocara spp. and others helminthes in soil samples from squares and parks in Puerto Ordaz, Caroní municipality, Bolívar state, Venezuela

• Main Authors: Rodolfo Antonio Devera, Víctor Daniel Arias López, Felipe José Vera Ramírez, Iván Darío Amaya Rodríguez, Ytalia Yanitza Blanco Martínez
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: Universidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales 2020
• Subjects: helmintiasis; toxocara; zonas de recreación; epidemiología; zoonosis; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Willis
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4276390; https://doaj.org/article/69c705dfd42e469caf3875c0ed729431

The squares and parks are recreation areas, especially for children; but the presence of eggs of Toxocara spp. and other helminths in these places can represent a risk of contracting toxocariasis and other helminthiasis of zoonotic origin. A study was carried out to determine the presence of Toxocar...