title: Environmental contamination by Toxocara sp eggs in public areas of Salvador, Bahia State, Brazil.
abstract: A survey of parasite 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 lumbricoides, hookworms, whipworms and protozoan cysts. Parks and public gardens were more contaminated than streets and beaches for all parasites, including Toxocara sp.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório Central Prof. Gonçalo Moniz, Universidade Federal da Bahia.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Alcântara
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bavia
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Silvão
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Carvalho
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D004285:Dogs; D004777:Environment; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology*; D010270:Parasite Egg Count; D012987:Soil; D014119:Toxocara / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D012987:Soil