title: [Contamination of public squares of Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, with eggs of Toxocara and Ancylostoma in dog feces].
abstract: From February to October 1998, the contamination of public squares of Campo Grande, MS, Brazil, by eggs of Toxocara and Ancylostoma was evaluated in dog fecal samples. Out of the 74 public parks examined, 42 (56.8%) were found to be contaminated with Ancylostoma eggs, 8 (10.8%) with Toxocara eggs and 7 (9.5%) with both.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Agrárias e da Saúde, Universidade para o Desenvolvimento do Estado e da Região do Pantanal (UNIDERP).
authors.forename: F R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: de Araújo
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Crocci
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.forename: J da S
authors.initials: Jda S
authors.lastname: Avalhaes
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Miyoshi
authors.forename: F P
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Salgado
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Pereira
mesh_terms: D000722:Ancylostoma; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D004285:Dogs / Q000469:parasitology*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology*; D010270:Parasite Egg Count; D011633:Public Facilities; D014119:Toxocara; D014504:Urban Health