Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2011 Feb;11(2):177-80. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2009.0244. Epub 2010 Jun 23.
This survey was conducted to determine prevalence of Toxocara spp. ova in public parks in Erzurum, Turkey. A total of 214 soil samples were collected from July 2007 to June 2008 in 36 public parks, of which 28 were unfenced and 8 were fenced. Prevalence of Toxocara spp. was 64.28% in unfenced public parks, while no contamination was observed fenced public parks (p<0.001). Average number of Toxocara spp. ova was 1.43 per 50 g sand ranging from 1 to 7. Moreover, soils from unfenced public parks were contaminated with Taeniid spp. ova (3.12%). In conclusion, public parks and/or playgrounds should be fenced to prevent fecal contamination, suggesting that a more frequent surveillance should be performed and preventive measures should be taken and enforced by local governments to reduce likelihood of zoonoses in children.
本研究旨在调查土耳其埃尔祖鲁姆市公共公园土壤中蛔虫属卵的流行情况。2007 年 7 月至 2008 年 6 月，我们从 36 个公共公园采集了 214 份土壤样本，其中 28 个公共公园无围栏，8 个有围栏。无围栏公共公园蛔虫属卵的流行率为 64.28%，而有围栏公共公园则未发现污染（p<0.001）。每 50 克沙土中平均有 1.43 个蛔虫属卵，范围为 1 至 7。此外，无围栏公共公园的土壤中还污染有带绦虫属卵（3.12%）。总之，公共公园和/或游乐场应设置围栏以防止粪便污染，这表明应更频繁地进行监测，并由地方政府采取和实施预防措施，以降低儿童患动物源性传染病的可能性。
