<i>Toxocara</i> eggs in the soil of public places and schools in Basrah, Iraq

Mahdi, Nadham K.; Ali, Hameed

doi:10.1080/00034983.1993.11812755

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“…ova following fence construction. In this study, average egg number was greater than that reported by Childs (1985) and Toparlak et al (2002) and lower than that reported by Dü well (1984), Abo-Shehada (1989), Mahdi and Ali (1993), Gü çlü and Aydenizö z (1998), Oge and Oge (2000), Ruiz de Ybáň ez et al (2001), and Dubna et al (2007). In the literature, the average egg number was the highest (16.7, with range of 2-64) and lowest (0.44, with range of 1-6) in the studies of Ruiz de Ybáň ez et al (2001) and Toparlak et al (2002), respectively.…”

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The Relationship of Public Park Accessibility to Dogs to the Presence of Toxocara Species Ova in the Soil

Avcıoğlu

Balkaya

2011

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

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This survey was conducted to determine prevalence of Toxocara spp. ova in public parks in Erzurum, Turkey. A total of 214 soil samples were collected from July 2007 to June 2008 in 36 public parks, of which 28 were unfenced and 8 were fenced. Prevalence of Toxocara spp. was 64.28% in unfenced public parks, while no contamination was observed fenced public parks (p<0.001). Average number of Toxocara spp. ova was 1.43 per 50 g sand ranging from 1 to 7. Moreover, soils from unfenced public parks were contaminated with Taeniid spp. ova (3.12%). In conclusion, public parks and/or playgrounds should be fenced to prevent fecal contamination, suggesting that a more frequent surveillance should be performed and preventive measures should be taken and enforced by local governments to reduce likelihood of zoonoses in children.

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The Relationship of Public Park Accessibility to Dogs to the Presence of Toxocara Species Ova in the Soil

Avcıoğlu

Balkaya

2011

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

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“…This situation prevails in Nigeria because of poor environmental sanitation and lack of pet restrictions. As a result, faeces from animals that roam the streets contaminate the soil and the environment at large (Mahdi & Ali, 1993; Minvielle et al , 1993). Hence, the objectives of the present study were to survey playgrounds in selected schools and homes in Kaduna metropolis for the presence of helminth eggs, and to determine the effects of environmental and socio-cultural factors on the prevalence of helminth eggs.…”

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Public health implications of soil contaminated with helminth eggs in the metropolis of Kaduna, Nigeria

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Environmental and socio-cultural variables influencing the distribution of helminth eggs in 608 soil samples were studied in 14 playgrounds that differ in socio-economic status in Kaduna metropolis, Nigeria, using a modified sieving method and a sucrose flotation medium of specific gravity 1.27. Helminth eggs were found in 62% of the soil samples and the distribution was as follows: Toxocara spp. 50.4%, Taenia spp./Echinococcus spp. 36.9%, Dipylidium caninum 26.3%, Ancylostoma spp. 9.0%, Ascaris spp. 7.2%, Trichuris spp. 3.7% and Ascaridia spp. 1.9%. A higher prevalence (68.1%) was recorded during the dry harmattan period while in the rainy period the rate was 58.1%. Mean egg densities ranged from 1.11 +/- 0.32 to 3.92 +/- 2.47 in areas moderately rated. Samples from site 14, which was highly rated, were more contaminated (78.1%) than those collected from other sites, while the intensity of contamination (14.0%) was more in moderately rated site 4 than in the rest of the sites. There were significant associations between the prevalence of helminth eggs and rainy period of the study (odds ratio (OR) = 0.38; 95% confidence interval (CI) on OR: 0.20 0.05). This study shows that the period of study, the presence of dogs and vegetation influence the prevalence of helminth eggs in soil in Kaduna metropolis.

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“…contamination rate of Txocara eggs . Contamination rate were recorded in Basrah in Iraq was 12.2 %[14] . In Northern and central of Jordan Toxocara eggs were found in 15.45% it were collected from schools , playgrounds and public places[15] .…”

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Contamination of soils public places and children'splaygrounds by Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati eggs in Saladdin province

Erdeni¹,

Zangana²

2016

KUJSS

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To determine the prevalence of Toxocara canis and T. cati eggs in public places and children playgrounds, 783 soil samples were collected from 15 different regions in Saladdin provinces during July 2012 to June 2013. Toxocara species eggs are found in 192 samples 24.52%. The Contamination with these eggs is observed in all sites like Tikrit &Baiji & Samaraa & Al-Dujail district , Al-Alam & Amerli &Al-Senia & Al-Ouja region ,the village of Albu-Ajil. The soils of Gardens have more contaminated than bare soils. Higher contamination rate noticed in February 55.71% and March 52.30% while it decreased to lower level in June 2013 14.75%

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Toxocara eggs in the soil of public places and schools in Basrah, Iraq

Cited by 18 publications

References 11 publications

The Relationship of Public Park Accessibility to Dogs to the Presence of Toxocara Species Ova in the Soil

The Relationship of Public Park Accessibility to Dogs to the Presence of Toxocara Species Ova in the Soil

Public health implications of soil contaminated with helminth eggs in the metropolis of Kaduna, Nigeria

Contamination of soils public places and children'splaygrounds by Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati eggs in Saladdin province

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