Soil Contamination with Toxocara Spp. Eggs in Public Parks of Mashhad and Khaf, North East of Iran

BACKGROUND: Toxocariasis is an important disease caused by the larvae of parasitic worms such as Toxocara canis and T. cati. Public parks can be the source of toxocariasis for small children. This survey was conducted to determine the prevalence of Toxocara spp. ova in parks of Mashhad and Khaf nort...

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Autores principales: BERENJI, Fariba, MOVAHEDI RUDY, Abdul Ghayoum, FATA, Abdolmajid, TAVASSOLI, Mousa, MOUSAVI BAZAZ, Mojtaba, SALEHI SANGANI, Ghodratolah
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Publicado: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4522306/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26246828
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author BERENJI, Fariba
MOVAHEDI RUDY, Abdul Ghayoum
FATA, Abdolmajid
TAVASSOLI, Mousa
MOUSAVI BAZAZ, Mojtaba
SALEHI SANGANI, Ghodratolah
author_facet BERENJI, Fariba
MOVAHEDI RUDY, Abdul Ghayoum
FATA, Abdolmajid
TAVASSOLI, Mousa
MOUSAVI BAZAZ, Mojtaba
SALEHI SANGANI, Ghodratolah
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description BACKGROUND: Toxocariasis is an important disease caused by the larvae of parasitic worms such as Toxocara canis and T. cati. Public parks can be the source of toxocariasis for small children. This survey was conducted to determine the prevalence of Toxocara spp. ova in parks of Mashhad and Khaf northeastern Iran. METHODS: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, performed in November 2011 to June 2012, overall, 340 soil samples were collected from 39 parks of Mashhad and 29 parks in Khaf city. Flotation method and direct smear were used, and the samples were evaluated using a light microscope. The results were analyzed using SPSS version 19 and Chi-square test. RESULTS: In the evaluation of 195 and 145 soil samples, 18 (9.2%) and 16 cases (11.3%) of contamination with Toxocara spp. eggs were detected, respectively. CONCLUSION: Although the prevalence of Toxocara eggs in soil samples was low, parks can be a source of Toxocara infection of children in these areas.
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spelling pubmed-45223062015-08-05 Soil Contamination with Toxocara Spp. Eggs in Public Parks of Mashhad and Khaf, North East of Iran BERENJI, Fariba MOVAHEDI RUDY, Abdul Ghayoum FATA, Abdolmajid TAVASSOLI, Mousa MOUSAVI BAZAZ, Mojtaba SALEHI SANGANI, Ghodratolah Iran J Parasitol Short Communication BACKGROUND: Toxocariasis is an important disease caused by the larvae of parasitic worms such as Toxocara canis and T. cati. Public parks can be the source of toxocariasis for small children. This survey was conducted to determine the prevalence of Toxocara spp. ova in parks of Mashhad and Khaf northeastern Iran. METHODS: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, performed in November 2011 to June 2012, overall, 340 soil samples were collected from 39 parks of Mashhad and 29 parks in Khaf city. Flotation method and direct smear were used, and the samples were evaluated using a light microscope. The results were analyzed using SPSS version 19 and Chi-square test. RESULTS: In the evaluation of 195 and 145 soil samples, 18 (9.2%) and 16 cases (11.3%) of contamination with Toxocara spp. eggs were detected, respectively. CONCLUSION: Although the prevalence of Toxocara eggs in soil samples was low, parks can be a source of Toxocara infection of children in these areas. Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2015 /pmc/articles/PMC4522306/ /pubmed/26246828 Text en Copyright© Iranian Society of Parasitology & Tehran University of Medical Sciences This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License which allows users to read, copy, distribute and make derivative works for non-commercial purposes from the material, as long as the author of the original work is cited properly.
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BERENJI, Fariba
MOVAHEDI RUDY, Abdul Ghayoum
FATA, Abdolmajid
TAVASSOLI, Mousa
MOUSAVI BAZAZ, Mojtaba
SALEHI SANGANI, Ghodratolah
Soil Contamination with Toxocara Spp. Eggs in Public Parks of Mashhad and Khaf, North East of Iran
title Soil Contamination with Toxocara Spp. Eggs in Public Parks of Mashhad and Khaf, North East of Iran
title_full Soil Contamination with Toxocara Spp. Eggs in Public Parks of Mashhad and Khaf, North East of Iran
title_fullStr Soil Contamination with Toxocara Spp. Eggs in Public Parks of Mashhad and Khaf, North East of Iran
title_full_unstemmed Soil Contamination with Toxocara Spp. Eggs in Public Parks of Mashhad and Khaf, North East of Iran
title_short Soil Contamination with Toxocara Spp. Eggs in Public Parks of Mashhad and Khaf, North East of Iran
title_sort soil contamination with toxocara spp. eggs in public parks of mashhad and khaf, north east of iran
topic Short Communication
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4522306/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26246828
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