Frequency of parasite structures in squares and public parks of Porto Alegre city, Brazil
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https://doi.org/10.5216/rpt.v42i4.27924Keywords:
Soil, playgrounds, public parks, parasites, zoonosisAbstract
Soil is a major reservoir of parasite structures and is an important vehicle for the spread of parasites in the population because some helminths and protozoa spend a stage of their life cycle there. From July 2001 to June 2004 3,120 soil samples were collected in 18 areas of Porto Alegre, RS. The samples were processed by the flotation method and 40.8% had parasite structures, while 100% of the public squares were contaminated. The structures were: Ascaris spp. (10.2%), eggs of Trichuris spp. (4.4%), Toxocara spp. (4.2%), eggs of the Strongyloidea superfamily (3.4%), protozoan oocysts (16.0%) and larvae of helminths (18.0%). Based on these data, there is a need to implement controlmeasures that reduce the risk of contamination of public places.
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VARGAS, M. M.; DE BASTIANI, M.; FERREIRA, J. R. D.; CALIL, L. N.; SPALDING, S. M. Frequency of parasite structures in squares and public parks of Porto Alegre city, Brazil. Revista de Patologia Tropical / Journal of Tropical Pathology, Goiânia, v. 42, n. 4, 2014. DOI: 10.5216/rpt.v42i4.27924. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/iptsp/article/view/27924. Acesso em: 10 may. 2024.
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