Belgium counts more than a million dogs and at least two million cats, of which many are
carrying zoonotic nematodes of the genus Toxocara. Environmental contamination with …

Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati are the most common ascaridoid nematodes of dogs and
foxes, and cats, respectively. Both are considered to be causative agents of human …

To determine whether canine faecal contamination may represent a source of environmental
contamination with Toxocara canis eggs within the urban area of Florence, a total number of …

The human risk of infection with larvae of Toxocara canis was estimated in people from the
Marche region of Italy. This region includes both urban and rural areas and its inhabitants …

Contamination of soil with feline and canine ascarid eggs in public parks, backyards and
sand pits in Prague, Czech Republic was investigated in this work. Soil samples from …

Toxocara spp. is one of the most common zoonotic geohelminths in the world. Its infections
are associated with the accidental ingestion of contaminated soil and affecting, especially …

In this study, the prevalence of Toxocara spp. was evaluated in the soil of 22 public
playgrounds of Ancona (Italy). The public playgrounds were selected according to the …

Introduction and objective: The main source of many zoonoses is soil contaminated with
feline and canine faeces. Thus, the aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of …

The aim of our study was to determine the prevalence of toxocariasis in Bratislava and
smaller towns in western Slovakia. During 2006–2011, sand samples collected from 121 …

The high prevalence of Toxocara in cats, dogs and foxes results in the contamination of soil
with infective eggs of Toxocara spp. which are found in soil samples from public and private …