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Prevalence of Toxocara spp. Eggs in Public Parks of the City of Aydın, Turkey
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Original Investigation
VOLUME: 29 ISSUE: 3
P: 177-179
September 2005

Prevalence of Toxocara spp. Eggs in Public Parks of the City of Aydın, Turkey

Turkiye Parazitol Derg 2005;29(3):177-179
Fazıl Serdar GÜREL 1
Sema ERTUĞ 2
Pınar OKYAY 3
1. Adnan Menderes University Medical School, Department of Family Medicine, Aydın
2. Adnan Menderes University Medical School, Department of Parasitology, Aydın
3. Adnan Menderes University Medical School, Department of Public Health, Aydın
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Received Date: 11.03.2005
Accepted Date: 18.05.2005
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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.

Keywords:
Toxocara, Aydin, public park