https://repositorio.ufba.br/handle/ri/13499
metadata.dc.type: | Artigo de Periódico |
Title: | Environmental contamination by Toxocara sp eggs in public areas of Salvador, Bahia state, Brazil |
Other Titles: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical |
Authors: | Alcântara-Neves, Neuza Maria Bavia, Maria Emília Silvão, Rose Mary Carvalho, Elza |
metadata.dc.creator: | Alcântara-Neves, Neuza Maria Bavia, Maria Emília Silvão, Rose Mary Carvalho, Elza |
Abstract: | 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 lumbricoides, hookworms, whipworms and protozoan cysts. Parks andpublic gardens were more contaminated than streets and beachesfor all parasites, including Toxocara sp. |
Keywords: | Toxocara sp Ascaris lumbricoides Contamination of soil Dog feces Contaminação de solo Fezes de cães |
Publisher: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical |
URI: | http://repositorio.ufba.br/ri/handle/ri/13499 |
Issue Date: | 1989 |
Appears in Collections: | Artigo Publicado em Periódico (Faculdade de Medicina) |
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