Open AccessA survey of canine toxocariasis and toxocaral soil contamination in Essex County, New Jersey.
Author(s) -
Michael H. Surgan,
K B Colgan,
S I Kennett,
J V Paffmann
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.70.11.1207
Subject(s) - toxocara canis , toxocariasis , canis , veterinary medicine , feces , larva migrans , contamination , visceral larva migrans , geography , seroprevalence , environmental health , biology , helminths , ecology , medicine , zoology , immunology , serology , antibody
Toxocara canis eggs were found in the feces of 33 of 246 dogs and in two of 629 soil samples from 32 public parks in Essex County, New Jersey. Stool samples collected from these areas were free of T. canis eggs. The findings suggest that contamination of soil in public parks with T. canis eggs is not an important factor in the transmission of visceral larva migrans in this county.