INVESTIGATION OF ZOONOTIC HELMINTHS IN CHILDREN PLAYGROUNDS IN SIVAS PROVINCE

Human toxocariasis is categorized as a neglected parasitic disease by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The more prevalent in children than adults because are frequently exposed to eggs of T. canis cati which etiological agents human during playing outside. aim this study was research presence helminth species playgrounds Sivas using microscopic molecular techniques. For purpose, 84 sand samples were taken from 25 July 2020 2021. Moreover, 68 stool that belong cats, dogs, red foxes collected around playgrounds. Toxocara spp. found five samples. According PCR results, detected three while two Toxascaris leonina only one dog sample, whereas no parasite cat canis, Acanthocephala, leonina, Capillaria fox To best our knowledge, researched first time terms zoonotic Sivas.