Prevalence of Toxocara canis eggs in dog faeces from public places of Florence, Italy

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作者：
Papini, R. [1 ]
Campisi, E. [2 ]
Faggi, E. [2 ]
Pini, G. [2 ]
Mancianti, F. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Pisa, Dept Anim Pathol Prophylaxis & Food Hyg, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
[2] Univ Florence, Dept Publ Hlth, I-50134 Florence, Italy
来源：
HELMINTHOLOGIA | 2012年 / 49卷 / 03期
关键词：
dog faeces; Toxocara canis; environmental contamination; LARVA MIGRANS; RURAL-AREAS; URBAN AREAS; CONTAMINATION; PARKS; ARGENTINA; REGION; RISK; CITY; SPP;
D O I：
10.2478/s11687-012-0031-0
中图分类号：
R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];
学科分类号：
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ; 100103 ;
摘要：
To determine whether canine faecal contamination may represent a source of environmental contamination with Toxocara canis eggs within the urban area of Florence, a total number of 754 dog faeces were collected in 7 public places and examined by routine floatation technique during one-year period. The total prevalence of intestinal nematode eggs was 8.6 %. Trichuris vulpis (4.6 %) eggs were the most prevalent followed by T. canis (3.6 %) and Ancylostomidae (1.7 %) eggs. Mixed infections included T. canis/T. vulpis (0.7 %), Ancylostomidae/T. canis (0.4 %), and Ancylosto-midae/T. vulpis (0.3 %). Total prevalence of intestinal nematode eggs was significantly higher in spring than in winter (OR = 2.06). Our results indicate a low prevalence of T. canis eggs suggesting that dog faeces left on soil are unlikely to cause high environmental contamination with T. canis eggs in the town of Florence.
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