title: Prevalence of Toxocara canis ova on playgrounds of nursery schools in Nsukka, Nigeria.
abstract: Soil samples taken from playgrounds in the eleven Nursery schools in Nsukka were examined for the prevalence of Toxocara canis ova. T. canis ova were identified from 6 out of the 11 schools samples, a prevalence of 54.5%. The public health risk of this finding to the children in these schools with regards to visceral larva migrans in highlighted and recommendations made for prevention and control.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D009549:Nigeria; D010063:Ovum; D012578:Schools, Nursery; D012987:Soil; D014119:Toxocara / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014120:Toxocariasis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission
chemical_list: D012987:Soil