Presence of eggs of Toxocara spp. and hookworms in a student environment in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Presença de ovos de Toxocara spp. e ancilostomatídeos em ambiente estudantil do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

Presence of eggs of Toxocara spp. and hookworms in a student environment in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Presença de ovos de Toxocara spp. e ancilostomatídeos em ambiente estudantil do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

Environmental contamination by parasite forms was studied on a university campus in the municipality of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul. Soil samples were analyzed using the modified Caldwell & Caldwell technique to identify parasite forms. Nematode eggs were detected in 62% of the samples. Among the...

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Main Authors: Tiago Gallina, Maria Antonieta Machado Pereira da Silva, Luciana Laitano Dias de Castro, Emília Welter Wendt, Marcos Marreiro Villela, Maria Elisabeth Aires Berne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria 2011-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
Subjects:
Larva migrans visceral
contaminação ambiental
helmintos
Visceral larva migrans
environmental contamination
helminths
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