Presence of Toxocara spp. and Other Zoonotic parasites Ova in Children's Playground in Karaman, Turkey | Zendy

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Presence of <i>Toxocara</i> spp. and Other Zoonotic parasites Ova in Children's Playground in Karaman, Turkey

Author(s) -

Mehmet Fatih Aydın

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

turkish journal of parasitology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.207

H-Index - 18

eISSN - 2146-3077

pISSN - 1300-6320

DOI - 10.4274/tpd.galenos.2020.6256

Subject(s) - biology , toxocariasis , veterinary medicine , helminths , zoology , medicine

Human toxocariosis (HT) is a widespread and neglected parasitic disease around the world and it is caused by Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati , a common nematode found in dogs and cats. Childiren are caught to HT after ingestion of embriyonated Toxocara spp. eggs via contaminated materials such as soil, hair and etc. The aim of this study is to investigate Toxocara spp. and other zoonotic parasites in children’s playgrounds in Karaman province of Turkey.

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