Aydenizöz Ozkayhan M
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Kirikkale University, 71451 Kirikkale, Turkey.
J Helminthol. 2006 Mar;80(1):15-8. doi: 10.1079/joh2005311.
Contamination of soil with feline and canine ascarid eggs in eight playgrounds in Kirikkale, Turkey was investigated monthly from February 2003 to January 2004. Dog faeces were also collected and all samples were examined using the zinc sulphate centrifugal flotation method. Eggs of Toxocara were observed in 5 of 8 (62.5%) of playgrounds examined and in 15.6% of 480 soil samples. The number of eggs varied from 1 to 11. Eggs were observed in soil samples collected in February, March to June, August and November, with embryonated eggs appearing in June and August. Eggs of Toxascaris leonina and Taenia spp. and oocysts of Isospora spp. were also found in 1.5%, 1.0% and 0.2% of soil samples, respectively. Of 26 samples of dog faeces collected, 7.7% were contaminated with Toxocara spp. and 11.5% with Taenia spp. The presence of Toxocara eggs in the city playgrounds and dog populations suggests a potential human health hazard due to toxocariasis.
2003年2月至2004年1月，每月对土耳其基尔卡莱8个游乐场土壤中猫和狗蛔虫卵的污染情况进行调查。同时收集狗粪便，所有样本均采用硫酸锌离心浮选法进行检测。在所检测的8个游乐场中的5个（62.5%）以及480份土壤样本中的15.6%中观察到了弓首蛔虫卵。虫卵数量从1到11个不等。在2月、3月至6月、8月和11月采集的土壤样本中观察到了虫卵，6月和8月出现了胚胎化虫卵。在1.5%的土壤样本中还分别发现了狮弓蛔虫卵、带绦虫卵以及等孢球虫的卵囊。在所收集的26份狗粪便样本中，7.7%被弓首蛔虫属污染，11.5%被带绦虫属污染。城市游乐场和狗群中存在弓首蛔虫卵表明，由于弓首蛔虫病，可能对人类健康构成危害。
