Environmental contamination by Toxocara sp eggs in public areas of Salvador, Bahia state, Brazil

A survey ofparasite eggs and cysts in soil and dog feces collected in public places of 23 boroughs of Salvador, a city in the Northeast of Brazil, was performed. High degree of contamination by Toxocara sp eggs was observed in all boroughs studied; other parasites found included: Ascaris lumbricoide...

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors: Neuza Alcântara, Emilia Bavia, Rose Mary Silvão, Elza Carvalho
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 1989
Subjects:
Toxocara sp. Ascaris lumbricoides
Contaminação de solo
Fezes de cães
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86821989000400005
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spelling ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:f0f5bec439c44a41a5bc19dc36eb2061 2023-05-15T14:58:17+02:00 Environmental contamination by Toxocara sp eggs in public areas of Salvador, Bahia state, Brazil Neuza Alcântara Emilia Bavia Rose Mary Silvão Elza Carvalho 1989-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86821989000400005 https://doaj.org/article/f0f5bec439c44a41a5bc19dc36eb2061 EN eng Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86821989000400005&lng=en&tlng=en https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9849 1678-9849 doi:10.1590/S0037-86821989000400005 https://doaj.org/article/f0f5bec439c44a41a5bc19dc36eb2061 Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 22, Iss 4, Pp 187-190 (1989) Toxocara sp. Ascaris lumbricoides Contaminação de solo Fezes de cães Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 1989 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86821989000400005 2022-12-30T21:27:16Z A survey ofparasite eggs and cysts in soil and dog feces collected in public places of 23 boroughs of Salvador, a city in the Northeast of Brazil, was performed. High degree of contamination by Toxocara sp eggs was observed in all boroughs studied; other parasites found included: Ascaris lumbricoides, hookworms, whipworms and protozoan cysts. Parks andpublic gardens were more contaminated than streets and beachesfor all parasites, including Toxocara sp. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 22 4 187 190
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topic Toxocara sp. Ascaris lumbricoides
Contaminação de solo
Fezes de cães
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
spellingShingle Toxocara sp. Ascaris lumbricoides
Contaminação de solo
Fezes de cães
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Neuza Alcântara
Emilia Bavia
Rose Mary Silvão
Elza Carvalho
Environmental contamination by Toxocara sp eggs in public areas of Salvador, Bahia state, Brazil
topic_facet Toxocara sp. Ascaris lumbricoides
Contaminação de solo
Fezes de cães
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
description A survey ofparasite eggs and cysts in soil and dog feces collected in public places of 23 boroughs of Salvador, a city in the Northeast of Brazil, was performed. High degree of contamination by Toxocara sp eggs was observed in all boroughs studied; other parasites found included: Ascaris lumbricoides, hookworms, whipworms and protozoan cysts. Parks andpublic gardens were more contaminated than streets and beachesfor all parasites, including Toxocara sp.
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author Neuza Alcântara
Emilia Bavia
Rose Mary Silvão
Elza Carvalho
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Emilia Bavia
Rose Mary Silvão
Elza Carvalho
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title Environmental contamination by Toxocara sp eggs in public areas of Salvador, Bahia state, Brazil
title_short Environmental contamination by Toxocara sp eggs in public areas of Salvador, Bahia state, Brazil
title_full Environmental contamination by Toxocara sp eggs in public areas of Salvador, Bahia state, Brazil
title_fullStr Environmental contamination by Toxocara sp eggs in public areas of Salvador, Bahia state, Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Environmental contamination by Toxocara sp eggs in public areas of Salvador, Bahia state, Brazil
title_sort environmental contamination by toxocara sp eggs in public areas of salvador, bahia state, brazil
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