Contamination of children's playground sandpits, with Toxocara eggs in Istanbul, Turkey

Toparlak M., Gargili A., Tuzer E., Keles V., Esatgil M., Cetinkaya H.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF VETERINARY & ANIMAL SCIENCES, cilt.26, sa.2, ss.317-320, 2002 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 26 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2002
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF VETERINARY & ANIMAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.317-320
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

In this study conducted in Istanbul, 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.