Environmental contamination with Toxocara spp. eggs in public parks and playground sandpits of Greater Lisbon, Portugal

• Main Authors: David Otero (Author), Ana M. Alho (Author), Rolf Nijsse (Author), Jeroen Roelfsema (Author), Paul Overgaauw (Author), Luís Madeira de Carvalho (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Toxocarosis is a zoonotic parasitic disease transmitted from companion animals to humans. Environmental contamination with Toxocara eggs is considered to be the main source of human infections. In Portugal, knowledge regarding the current situation, including density, distribution and environmental...