Assessment of the presence of toxocara eggs in soils of an arid area in central-western Argentina
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....
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I48-R184-123456789-484762025-03-06T11:00:34Z Assessment of the presence of toxocara eggs in soils of an arid area in central-western Argentina Bojanich, María Viviana Alonso, José Mario Caraballo, Nadina Ayelén Schöller, Mercedes Itatí López, María de los Ángeles García, Leandro Daniel Martín Basualdo, Juan Ángel Toxocariosis Soil contamination Zoonotic Environment Laboratory method 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. 2022-06-17T14:42:01Z 2022-06-17T14:42:01Z 2015 Artículo Bojanich María Viviana, et al., 2015. Assessment of the presence of toxocara eggs in soils of an arid area in central-western Argentina. Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo. Brasil: Universidade de São Paulo. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, vol. 57, no. 1, p. 73-76. ISSN 0036-4665. 0036-4665 http://repositorio.unne.edu.ar/handle/123456789/48476 eng openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ar/ application/pdf application/pdf Universidade de São Paulo. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo, 2015, vol. 57, no. 1, p. 73-76. |
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Toxocariosis Soil contamination Zoonotic Environment Laboratory method |
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Toxocariosis Soil contamination Zoonotic Environment Laboratory method Bojanich, María Viviana Alonso, José Mario Caraballo, Nadina Ayelén Schöller, Mercedes Itatí López, María de los Ángeles García, Leandro Daniel Martín Basualdo, Juan Ángel Assessment of the presence of toxocara eggs in soils of an arid area in central-western Argentina |
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Toxocariosis Soil contamination Zoonotic Environment Laboratory method |
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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 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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Artículo |
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Bojanich, María Viviana Alonso, José Mario Caraballo, Nadina Ayelén Schöller, Mercedes Itatí López, María de los Ángeles García, Leandro Daniel Martín Basualdo, Juan Ángel |
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Bojanich, María Viviana Alonso, José Mario Caraballo, Nadina Ayelén Schöller, Mercedes Itatí López, María de los Ángeles García, Leandro Daniel Martín Basualdo, Juan Ángel |
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Bojanich, María Viviana |
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Assessment of the presence of toxocara eggs in soils of an arid area in central-western Argentina |
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Assessment of the presence of toxocara eggs in soils of an arid area in central-western Argentina |
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Assessment of the presence of toxocara eggs in soils of an arid area in central-western Argentina |
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Assessment of the presence of toxocara eggs in soils of an arid area in central-western Argentina |
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Assessment of the presence of toxocara eggs in soils of an arid area in central-western Argentina |
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assessment of the presence of toxocara eggs in soils of an arid area in central-western argentina |
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Universidade de São Paulo. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas |
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2022 |
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