Environmental contamination by Toxocara sp eggs in public areas of Salvador, Bahia state, Brazil

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 lumbricoide...

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Main Authors: Neuza Alcântara, Emilia Bavia, Rose Mary Silvão, Elza Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 1989-12-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86821989000400005