Prevalence of Toxocara spp. eggs in the soil of public parks in Ankara,Turkey

ÖGE S., Oge H.

DEUTSCHE TIERARZTLICHE WOCHENSCHRIFT, cilt.107, sa.2, ss.72-75, 2000 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 107 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2000
  • Dergi Adı: DEUTSCHE TIERARZTLICHE WOCHENSCHRIFT
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.72-75
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Toxocara spp. eggs, soil, sand, park, LARVA MIGRANS, OVA, SCHOOLS, GROUNDS, GARDENS, AREAS
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

One hundred and seventy soil samples from forty-six public parks in Ankara area were examined to determine the level of contamination with Toxocara spp. eggs. 30,6 % of the 170 soil samples were contaminated with Toxocara spp. eggs. The number of eggs in the positive soil samples varied from 1 to 10. A high proportion of the eggs was fully embryonated. The findings demonstrate the common occurrence of these eggs in locations likely to be important in the transmission of visceral larva migrans. Of 19 fecal collected, 5 (26,3%) contained Toxocara spp. eggs. Eggs of Ancylostomidae, Toxascaris leonina, Trichuris spp., Taenia spp. and Enterobius vermicularis were also recovered from 17.6, 4.1, 2.4, 1.8 and 1.2 % of soil samples, respectively.