Soil contamination by Toxocara spp. eggs in a rural community from Mirante do Paranapanema, São Paulo State, Brazil<br>Contaminação do solo por ovos de Toxocara spp. em assentamento rural de Mirante do Paranapanema, São Paulo, Brasil
Toxocariasis is a zoonosis caused by Toxocara canis and T. cati. The mematoda infect dogs and cats, respectively. Human become infected particularly by accidental ingestion of larvated eggs present in the soil. The disease has a cosmopolitan distribution, but it is more frequent in disadvantaged pop...
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Language: | English |
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Universidade Estadual de Londrina
2012-08-01
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Series: | Semina: Ciências Agrárias |
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Online Access: | http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/semagrarias/article/view/10219 |