Assessment of the presence of Toxocara eggs in soils of an arid area in Central-Western Argentina

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With the aim of studying the contamination of soils with eggs of Toxocara spp. in an arid area in the central-western region of Argentina, 76 soil samples were collected from 18 towns belonging to six provinces of central-western Argentina. They were processed by the centrifugal flotation method. No...

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Autores principales: Bojanich, María Viviana Itatí, Alonso, José Mario, Caraballo, Nadina Ayelén, Schöller, Mercedes Itatí, De Los Ángeles López, María de los Ángeles, GarcÍa, Leandro Martín, Basualdo Farjat, Juan Ángel
Formato: Articulo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2015
Materias:
Ciencias Médicas
Environment
Laboratory method
Soil contamination
Toxocariosis
Zoonotic
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/85902
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SEDICI (UNLP) de Universidad Nacional de La Plata
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topic Ciencias Médicas
Environment
Laboratory method
Soil contamination
Toxocariosis
Zoonotic
spellingShingle Ciencias Médicas
Environment
Laboratory method
Soil contamination
Toxocariosis
Zoonotic
Bojanich, María Viviana Itatí
Alonso, José Mario
Caraballo, Nadina Ayelén
Schöller, Mercedes Itatí
De Los Ángeles López, María de los Ángeles
GarcÍa, Leandro Martín
Basualdo Farjat, Juan Ángel
Assessment of the presence of Toxocara eggs in soils of an arid area in Central-Western Argentina
topic_facet Ciencias Médicas
Environment
Laboratory method
Soil contamination
Toxocariosis
Zoonotic
description With the aim of studying the contamination of soils with eggs of Toxocara spp. in an arid area in the central-western region of Argentina, 76 soil samples were collected from 18 towns belonging to six provinces of central-western Argentina. They were processed by the centrifugal flotation method. No eggs of Toxocara spp. were found. It can be concluded that the negative results are directly related to the characteristics of the environment and climate present in the studied area. The finding of eggs in soils depends on several factors: the presence of canine or feline feces, the hygienic behavior of pet owners, the presence of stray animals without veterinary supervision, the weather and environmental conditions, and laboratory techniques used; and all these circumstances must be considered when comparing the results found in different geographical regions. In order to accurately define the importance of public spaces in the transmission of infection to humans, it is important to consider the role of backyards or green spaces around housing in small towns, where the population is not used to walking pets in public spaces, and in such cases a significant fraction of the population may acquire the infection within households.
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author Bojanich, María Viviana Itatí
Alonso, José Mario
Caraballo, Nadina Ayelén
Schöller, Mercedes Itatí
De Los Ángeles López, María de los Ángeles
GarcÍa, Leandro Martín
Basualdo Farjat, Juan Ángel
author_facet Bojanich, María Viviana Itatí
Alonso, José Mario
Caraballo, Nadina Ayelén
Schöller, Mercedes Itatí
De Los Ángeles López, María de los Ángeles
GarcÍa, Leandro Martín
Basualdo Farjat, Juan Ángel
author_sort Bojanich, María Viviana Itatí
title Assessment of the presence of Toxocara eggs in soils of an arid area in Central-Western Argentina
title_short Assessment of the presence of Toxocara eggs in soils of an arid area in Central-Western Argentina
title_full Assessment of the presence of Toxocara eggs in soils of an arid area in Central-Western Argentina
title_fullStr Assessment of the presence of Toxocara eggs in soils of an arid area in Central-Western Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Assessment of the presence of Toxocara eggs in soils of an arid area in Central-Western Argentina
title_sort assessment of the presence of toxocara eggs in soils of an arid area in central-western argentina
publishDate 2015
url http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/85902
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