Journal Article
Soil contamination by Toxocara spp. eggs and others geohelminths in a rural community from the Pantanal matogrossense area, Brazil [2014]
Selma Samiko Onuma; Andréia Lima Tomé Melo; Mathias Bassinello Stocco; Vamilton Alvares Santarém; et al.
Studies concerning soil contamination by enteroparasites have been carried out in diverse regions of Brazil, particularly in areas that may represent risks to human health, such as daycare playgrounds and public parks. In this study, contamination of soil by eggs of <em>Toxocara</em>spp., <em>Ascaris</em> spp., trichostrongylids as well as by oocysts of protozoa is reported in a rural community located close to the Pantanal Matogrossense, Brazil. The results highlight the risk of people living in communities with precarious sanitary conditions in relation to parasitic infection.
