Toxocara spp. Eggs Contamination in Publics Parks and Gardens from Chiclayo, Peru
Livia-Córdova, G., Burga-Cisterna, C., Tello-Torres, K., Vasquez-Sanchez, E., Chiroque-Bravo, G., Cárdenas-Callirgos, J. (2025). Toxocara spp. Eggs Contamination in Publics Parks and Gardens from Chiclayo, Peru. EKB Journal Management System, 56(8), 1939-1943. doi: 10.21608/ejvs.2025.363878.2668
Giovana Nancy Livia-Córdova; Cesar Burga-Cisterna; Karol Tello-Torres; Edgar Vasquez-Sanchez; Gianfranco Alberto Chiroque-Bravo; Jorge Cárdenas-Callirgos. "Toxocara spp. Eggs Contamination in Publics Parks and Gardens from Chiclayo, Peru". EKB Journal Management System, 56, 8, 2025, 1939-1943. doi: 10.21608/ejvs.2025.363878.2668
Livia-Córdova, G., Burga-Cisterna, C., Tello-Torres, K., Vasquez-Sanchez, E., Chiroque-Bravo, G., Cárdenas-Callirgos, J. (2025). 'Toxocara spp. Eggs Contamination in Publics Parks and Gardens from Chiclayo, Peru', EKB Journal Management System, 56(8), pp. 1939-1943. doi: 10.21608/ejvs.2025.363878.2668
Livia-Córdova, G., Burga-Cisterna, C., Tello-Torres, K., Vasquez-Sanchez, E., Chiroque-Bravo, G., Cárdenas-Callirgos, J. Toxocara spp. Eggs Contamination in Publics Parks and Gardens from Chiclayo, Peru. EKB Journal Management System, 2025; 56(8): 1939-1943. doi: 10.21608/ejvs.2025.363878.2668

Toxocara spp. Eggs Contamination in Publics Parks and Gardens from Chiclayo, Peru

Egyptian Journal of Veterinary Sciences
Article 26, Volume 56, Issue 8, August 2025, Page 1939-1943  XML PDF (200.06 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejvs.2025.363878.2668
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Authors
Giovana Nancy Livia-Córdovaorcid 1; Cesar Burga-Cisterna email orcid 2; Karol Tello-Torresorcid 1; Edgar Vasquez-Sanchezorcid 1; Gianfranco Alberto Chiroque-Bravoorcid 3; Jorge Cárdenas-Callirgosorcid 4
1Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional Pedro Ruiz Gallo, Lambayeque, Perú
2Escuela Profesional de Medicina Humana, Universidad Privada San Juan Bautista, Lima, Perú
31 Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional Pedro Ruiz Gallo, Lambayeque, Perú
4Neotropical Parasitology Research Network (NEOPARNET) - Asociación Peruana de Helmintología e Invertebrados Afines (APHIA), Lima, Perú.
Abstract
Toxocariasis is a prevalent zoonotic disease in the district La Victoria, Chiclayo, Peru. Monitoring in recreational areas is essential for the implementation of control programs. For this reason, the frequency of Toxocara eggs contamination in public spaces and its association with maintenance status were evaluated. Soil samples from 14 parks and 9 gardens were analyzed from September to December 2019. Sampling was obtained by the 5-point method, collecting 500g of soil at 4 extreme points and 1 center point of each park and garden. The samples were processed using the flotation concentration method with saturated sugar solution (Sheather's method). Soil analysis showed that 100% of the parks and gardens were contaminated with Toxocara spp. eggs. The median number of eggs per 100g of soil in all parks and gardens was 1.6. In addition, a higher level of contamination is found in moderately maintained parks, well maintained parks and parks distributed in the center of the district. It is concluded that the district of La Victoria has high level of contamination of parks and gardens with Toxocara spp. eggs.
Keywords
Contamination; soils; Toxocariasis; Public space
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