Environmental Soil Contamination by Toxocara Species Eggs in Public Places of Ilam, Iran

Environmental Soil Contamination by Toxocara Species Eggs in Public Places of Ilam, Iran Publisher Pubmed

Raissi V¹ ; Raiesi O¹ ; Etemadi S² ; Firoozeh F³ ; Getso M¹ ; Hadi AM⁴ ; Zibaei M^{5, 6}

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1. Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2. Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, Faculty of Medicine, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
3. Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran
4. Iraq Natural History Research Center and Museum, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
5. Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran
6. Evidence-Based Phytotherapy and Complementary Medicine Research Center, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran

Source: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine Published:2020

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Introduction. The purpose of the study is to assess environmental contamination by Toxocara species eggs in public places in the city of Ilam, Ilam Province, southwest Iran Materials and method. Between September 2018 and March 2019, 130 soil samples were collected from public places of 5 district municipalities of Ilam, southwest Iran. Soil samples were examined by microscopy following flotation method by sodium nitrate. Results. Soil analysis showed that 5.88% of the soils stored, 52.54% from gardens, 29.42% from rubbish, and 11.72% from green spaces were contaminated with Toxocara spp. eggs. In total, 13.08 % of soil samples (17/130) were positive for Toxocara eggs (P > 0.05). Conclusions. The findings revealed that care should be taken when using soil from gardens, green spaces and rubbish, and also should be seriously considered because of the potential issues of toxocariasis and also the risk to the public. © 2020, Institute of Agricultural Medicine. All rights reserved.

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MLA	Raissi V, et al.. "Environmental Soil Contamination by Toxocara Species Eggs in Public Places of Ilam, Iran." Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, vol. 27, no. 1, 2020, pp. 15-18.
APA	Raissi V, Raiesi O, Etemadi S, Firoozeh F, Getso M, Hadi AM, Zibaei M (2020). Environmental Soil Contamination by Toxocara Species Eggs in Public Places of Ilam, Iran. Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, 27(1), 15-18.
Chicago	Raissi V, Raiesi O, Etemadi S, Firoozeh F, Getso M, Hadi AM, Zibaei M. "Environmental Soil Contamination by Toxocara Species Eggs in Public Places of Ilam, Iran." Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine 27, no. 1 (2020): 15-18.
Harvard	Raissi V et al. (2020) 'Environmental Soil Contamination by Toxocara Species Eggs in Public Places of Ilam, Iran', Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, 27(1), pp. 15-18.
Vancouver	Raissi V, Raiesi O, Etemadi S, Firoozeh F, Getso M, Hadi AM, et al.. Environmental Soil Contamination by Toxocara Species Eggs in Public Places of Ilam, Iran. Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine. 2020;27(1):15-18.
BibTex	@article{ author = {Raissi V and Raiesi O and Etemadi S and Firoozeh F and Getso M and Hadi AM and Zibaei M}, title = {Environmental Soil Contamination by Toxocara Species Eggs in Public Places of Ilam, Iran}, journal = {Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine}, volume = {27}, number = {1}, pages = {15-18}, year = {2020} }
RIS	TY - JOUR AU - Raissi V AU - Raiesi O AU - Etemadi S AU - Firoozeh F AU - Getso M AU - Hadi AM AU - Zibaei M TI - Environmental Soil Contamination by Toxocara Species Eggs in Public Places of Ilam, Iran JO - Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine VL - 27 IS - 1 SP - 15 EP - 18 PY - 2020 ER -

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