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

• 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; Contamination of soil; Dog feces; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic; Nordeste
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/f336d9898cd440418a867f4c6dee3540

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...