Soil contamination by Toxocara spp. eggs in a University in Mexico City
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Soil contamination by Toxocara spp. eggs in a university in Mexico City.
The contamination levels of Toxocara spp. eggs in soil samples from a university campus in Mexico City were evaluated and analysed according to garden size, and were related with the percentage of Toxocara spp. eggs and its viability according to the soil characteristics. A total of 1458 soil samples collected in 15 gardens (six large and nine small) were analysed by sedimentation-flotation wit...
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1984-2961
DOI: 10.1590/s1984-29612012000300022