title: Environmental contamination by canine geohelminths.
abstract: Intestinal nematodes affecting dogs, i.e. roundworms, hookworms and whipworms, have a relevant health-risk impact for animals and, for most of them, for human beings. Both dogs and humans are typically infected by ingesting infective stages, (i.e. larvated eggs or larvae) present in the environment. The existence of a high rate of soil and grass contamination with infective parasitic elements has been demonstrated worldwide in leisure, recreational, public and urban areas, i.e. parks, green areas, bicycle paths, city squares, playgrounds, sandpits, beaches. This review discusses the epidemiological and sanitary importance of faecal pollution with canine intestinal parasites in urban environments and the integrated approaches useful to minimize the risk of infection in different settings.
authors: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo, Teramo, Italy. dtraversa@unite.it.
authors: Donato
authors: D
authors: Traversa
authors: Antonio
authors: A
authors: Frangipane di Regalbono
authors: Angela
authors: A
authors: Di Cesare
authors: Francesco
authors: F
authors: La Torre
authors: Jason
authors: J
authors: Drake
authors: Mario
authors: M
authors: Pietrobelli
mesh_terms: D000722:Ancylostoma / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D004285:Dogs; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D010270:Parasite Egg Count; D012306:Risk; D012987:Soil / Q000469:parasitology; D014119:Toxocara / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014258:Trichuris / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014504:Urban Health
chemical_list: D012987:Soil