Study on the contamination of Abadan public parks soil with Toxocara spp. eggs
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Study on the contamination of Abadan public parks soil with Toxocara spp. eggs
BACKGROUND Toxocariasis is one of the most important zoonotic diseases caused by Toxocara larva stage in humans. One of the major transmission routes of infection, especially in children is pica. The aim of this topic was study the contamination of Abadan public parks with Toxocara eggs. MATERIALS AND METHODS Two hundred and ninety one samples of soil were collected from 31 parks. The samples...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2052-336X
DOI: 10.1186/2052-336x-12-86