Prevalence of Toxocara Spp. eggs in Public Parks in Tehran City, Iran

BACKGROUND: The objective of the present research was to determine the frequency of Toxocara spp. eggs in soil samples of public parks, in the city of Tehran, Iran. METHODS: A total of 600 soil samples were taken from 120 parks between Aprils to November, 2008. Soil samples were collected from 5 dis...

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Autores principales: Khazan, H, Khazaei, M, Tabaee, SJ Seyyed, Mehrabi, A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3469170/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23109960
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author Khazan, H
Khazaei, M
Tabaee, SJ Seyyed
Mehrabi, A
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description BACKGROUND: The objective of the present research was to determine the frequency of Toxocara spp. eggs in soil samples of public parks, in the city of Tehran, Iran. METHODS: A total of 600 soil samples were taken from 120 parks between Aprils to November, 2008. Soil samples were collected from 5 distinct sites in the parks. The samples were washed with saline solution and the collected sediment from each park were equally divided and examined by floatation and Petri dish methods for Toxocara eggs. RESULTS: Ten percent were contaminated with Toxocara spp. eggs. The number of observed Toxocara eggs in each microscopic field was varied from 1-3. No significant differences were observed between floatation and Petri dish methods. CONCLUSION: Our public parks showed a high risk of toxocariasis and the need for preventive studies.
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spelling pubmed-34691702012-10-29 Prevalence of Toxocara Spp. eggs in Public Parks in Tehran City, Iran Khazan, H Khazaei, M Tabaee, SJ Seyyed Mehrabi, A Iran J Parasitol Original Article BACKGROUND: The objective of the present research was to determine the frequency of Toxocara spp. eggs in soil samples of public parks, in the city of Tehran, Iran. METHODS: A total of 600 soil samples were taken from 120 parks between Aprils to November, 2008. Soil samples were collected from 5 distinct sites in the parks. The samples were washed with saline solution and the collected sediment from each park were equally divided and examined by floatation and Petri dish methods for Toxocara eggs. RESULTS: Ten percent were contaminated with Toxocara spp. eggs. The number of observed Toxocara eggs in each microscopic field was varied from 1-3. No significant differences were observed between floatation and Petri dish methods. CONCLUSION: Our public parks showed a high risk of toxocariasis and the need for preventive studies. Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2012 /pmc/articles/PMC3469170/ /pubmed/23109960 Text en © 2012 Iranian Society of Parasitology & Tehran University of Medical Sciences http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Mehrabi, A
Prevalence of Toxocara Spp. eggs in Public Parks in Tehran City, Iran
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title_full Prevalence of Toxocara Spp. eggs in Public Parks in Tehran City, Iran
title_fullStr Prevalence of Toxocara Spp. eggs in Public Parks in Tehran City, Iran
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence of Toxocara Spp. eggs in Public Parks in Tehran City, Iran
title_short Prevalence of Toxocara Spp. eggs in Public Parks in Tehran City, Iran
title_sort prevalence of toxocara spp. eggs in public parks in tehran city, iran
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3469170/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23109960
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