title: Prevalence of Toxocara spp. eggs in public parks of the city of Aydin, Turkey.
abstract: Children are the risk group for toxocariasis because they often play in public parks which are easily contaminated and also because pica is common among children. In the current study, soil samples from 111 parks in Aydin, a city in western Turkey, were assessed. Out of 111, 21 (18.91%) were contaminated with Toxocara spp eggs. Our public parks showed a high toxocariasis risk in our city and the need for preventive studies.
authors.affiliation: Adnan Menderes University Medical School, Department of Family Medicine, Aydin, Turkey.
authors.forename: Fazıl Serdar
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Gürel
authors.forename: Sema
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ertuğ
authors.forename: Pınar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Okyay