Soil contamination by Toxocara spp. eggs and others geohelminths in a rural community from the Pantanal matogrossense area, Brazil

Authors

  • Selma Samiko Onuma Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade, Cuiabá, MT
  • Andréia Lima Tomé Melo Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Hospital Veterinário, Laboratório de Virologia e Rickettsioses, Cuiabá, MT
  • Mathias Bassinello Stocco Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Hospital Veterinário, Cuiabá, MT
  • Vamilton Alvares Santarém Universidade do Oeste Paulista, Hospital Veterinário, Laboratório de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva II, Presidente Prudente, SP
  • Daniel Moura Aguiar Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Hospital Veterinário, Laboratório de Virologia e Rickettsioses, Cuiabá, MT

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1678-4456.v51i1p78-81

Keywords:

Soil contamination, Parasites, Zoonosis

Abstract

Studies concerning soil contamination by enteroparasites have been carried out in diverse regions of Brazil, particularly in areas that may represent risks to human health, such as daycare playgrounds and public parks. In this study, contamination of soil by eggs of Toxocaraspp.,  Ascaris spp., trichostrongylids as well as by oocysts of protozoa is reported in a rural community located close to the Pantanal Matogrossense, Brazil. The results highlight the risk of people living in communities with precarious sanitary conditions in relation to parasitic infection.

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Author Biography

  • Selma Samiko Onuma, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade, Cuiabá, MT
    Médica Veterinária, analista ambiental do ICMBio, lotada na Estação Ecológica de Taiamã, Pantanal de Mato Grosso. Mestranda no Programa de Pós- Graduação em Ciências Veterinárias da Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, no departamento de Clínica Médica, Laboratório de Virologia e Rickettsioses do Hospital Veterinário da UFMT.

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Published

2014-08-09

Issue

Vol. 51 No. 1 (2014)

Section

SHORT COMMUNICATION

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How to Cite

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Onuma SS, Melo ALT, Stocco MB, Santarém VA, Aguiar DM. Soil contamination by Toxocara spp. eggs and others geohelminths in a rural community from the Pantanal matogrossense area, Brazil. Braz. J. Vet. Res. Anim. Sci. [Internet]. 2014 Aug. 9 [cited 2024 Apr. 18];51(1):78-81. Available from: https://www.revistas.usp.br/bjvras/article/view/61984