The Indian Journal of Veterinary Research
Open Access
  • Year: 2010
  • Volume: 18
  • Issue: 2

Soil contamination of public places, play grounds and residential areas with ova of Toxocara

  • Author:
  • S. S. Das1, D. Kumar1, R. Sreekrishnan1, R. Ganesan2
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 13 to 16

1Department of Parasitology, Rajiv Gandhi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Kurumbapet, Puducherry -605 009.

2Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Rajiv Gandhi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Kurumbapet, Puducherry -605 009.

Abstract

Examination of 816 soil samples from different parts of Puducherry city viz. public places, residential areas, some school play grounds revealed overall 2.21% contamination of soil with the ova ofToxocara. Besides Toxocara, ova of non-hookworm strongyles(0.74%), Ancylostoma (1.23%), Trichuris (0.74%), Taenia (0.12%) and Moniezia (0.86%) were also recorded. A few ascarid eggs, mites and their eggs, and larvae of free-living nematodes were also commonly encountered in the soil.

Keywords

Toxocara ova, Puducherry city, Soil contamination