Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
Abstract
In this study conducted in İstanbul, the contamination of sandpits in children's playgrounds with Toxocara eggs was investigated. For this purpose, a total of 132 sand samples were taken from the sandpits of 63 playgrounds between November 1998 and September 1999. Toxocara eggs were found in 10 (15.9%) of 63 playgrounds. A total of 22 eggs were recovered. The average egg number per 100 g of sand was found to be 0.067 for the overall examined playgrounds and 0.44 (ranging from 0.2 to 1.2) for the contaminated ones.
DOI
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Keywords
Toxocara, Sandpit, Playground, Contamination, Prevalence, İstanbul, Turkey
First Page
317
Last Page
320
Recommended Citation
TOPARLAK, MÜFİT; GARGILI, AYŞEN; TÜZER, ERKUT; KELEŞ, VEDAT; ESATGİL, MELTEM ULUTAŞ; and ÇETİNKAYA, HANDAN (2002) "Contamination of Children's Playground Sandpits with Toxocara eggs in İstanbul, Turkey," Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences: Vol. 26: No. 2, Article 19. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/veterinary/vol26/iss2/19
