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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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:f336d9898cd440418a867f4c6dee3540 2023-05-15T15:05:01+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://doaj.org/article/f336d9898cd440418a867f4c6dee3540 EN eng Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86821989000400005 https://doaj.org/toc/0037-8682 https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9849 0037-8682 1678-9849 https://doaj.org/article/f336d9898cd440418a867f4c6dee3540 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 Contamination of soil Dog feces Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 1989 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-30T21:26:05Z 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. Foi realizado um inquérito de ovos e cistos de parasitos em fezes de cães e solo coletados em locais públicos de 23 bairros de Salvador, uma cidade do Nordeste do Brasil, objetivando determinar os níveis de contaminação desses locais por ovos de Toxocara sp. Todos os bairros tiveram níveis altos de contaminação por ovos de Toxocara sp. Outros parasitos encontrados foram: Ascaris lumbricoides, ancilostomídeos, Trichocephalus sp e cistos de protozoários. Parques e jardins públicos tiveram taxas de contaminação mais elevadas para todos os parasitos, quando comparados com ruas e praias. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Nordeste ENVELOPE(-66.867,-66.867,-68.167,-68.167) |
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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. Foi realizado um inquérito de ovos e cistos de parasitos em fezes de cães e solo coletados em locais públicos de 23 bairros de Salvador, uma cidade do Nordeste do Brasil, objetivando determinar os níveis de contaminação desses locais por ovos de Toxocara sp. Todos os bairros tiveram níveis altos de contaminação por ovos de Toxocara sp. Outros parasitos encontrados foram: Ascaris lumbricoides, ancilostomídeos, Trichocephalus sp e cistos de protozoários. Parques e jardins públicos tiveram taxas de contaminação mais elevadas para todos os parasitos, quando comparados com ruas e praias. |
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Environmental contamination by Toxocara sp eggs in public areas of Salvador, Bahia state, Brazil |
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Environmental contamination by Toxocara sp eggs in public areas of Salvador, Bahia state, Brazil |
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Environmental contamination by Toxocara sp eggs in public areas of Salvador, Bahia state, Brazil |
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Environmental contamination by Toxocara sp eggs in public areas of Salvador, Bahia state, Brazil |
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Environmental contamination by Toxocara sp eggs in public areas of Salvador, Bahia state, Brazil |
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