Contamination of soil with Toxocara eggs in urban (Prague) and rural areas in the Czech Republic.

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Alternative codes found

RIV/00216224:14310/07:00031997

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Contamination of soil with Toxocara eggs in urban (Prague) and rural areas in the Czech Republic.

Original language description

Contamination of soil with feline and canine ascarid eggs in public parks, backyards and sand pits in Prague, Czech Republic was investigated in this work. Soil samples from shelters and rural areas were also collected. The comparison of soil from different areas (urban, rural, backyards and shelters) exhibited significant difference (x2 = 32.16, d.f. = 3 and p < 0.0001). The highest rate of contamination (45%) was found in backyards inhabited by feral cats. The eggs of Toxocara spp. were found in 20.4%of parks, 10% of shelters and 5% of rural samples. Mean egg density per sample from Prague parks was 6.2 eggs/100 g of soil. In 126 composite samples from children?s and pits, the prevalence of Toxocara eggs was 11.90%. The number of eggs in positive samples varied from 2 to 22 (per 100 g). A high proportion (46.9%) of eggs was fully embryonated. There was no difference between the sand pits with or without formal exclusion of dogs (x2 = 0.6, d.f. = 1 and p < 0.0001).

Czech name

Kontaminace půdy vajíčky Toxocara v městských (Praha) a venkovských oblastech ČR.

Czech description

Contamination of soil with feline and canine ascarid eggs in public parks, backyards and sand pits in Prague, Czech Republic was investigated in this work. Soil samples from shelters and rural areas were also collected. The comparison of soil from different areas (urban, rural, backyards and shelters) exhibited significant difference (x2 = 32.16, d.f. = 3 and p < 0.0001). The highest rate of contamination (45%) was found in backyards inhabited by feral cats. The eggs of Toxocara spp. were found in 20.4%of parks, 10% of shelters and 5% of rural samples. Mean egg density per sample from Prague parks was 6.2 eggs/100 g of soil. In 126 composite samples from children?s and pits, the prevalence of Toxocara eggs was 11.90%. The number of eggs in positive samples varied from 2 to 22 (per 100 g). A high proportion (46.9%) of eggs was fully embryonated. There was no difference between the sand pits with or without formal exclusion of dogs (x2 = 0.6, d.f. = 1 and p < 0.0001).

Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

EG - Zoology

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

Z - Vyzkumny zamer (s odkazem do CEZ)

Publication year

2007

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Veterinary Parasitology

ISSN

0304-4017

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Volume of the periodical

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Issue of the periodical within the volume

144

Country of publishing house

US - UNITED STATES

Number of pages

6

Pages from-to

81-86

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