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| Title |
ASSESSMENT OF THE PRESENCE OF Toxocara EGGS IN SOILS OF AN ARID AREA IN CENTRAL-WESTERN ARGENTINA
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| Published in |
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo, January 2015
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| DOI | 10.1590/s0036-46652015000100010 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
María Viviana Bojanich, José Mario Alonso, Nadina Ayelén Caraballo, Mercedes Itatí Schöller, María de los Ángeles López, Leandro Martín García, Juan Ángel Basualdo |
| Abstract |
With the aim of studying the contamination of soils with eggs of Toxocara spp. in an arid area in the central-western region of Argentina, 76 soil samples were collected from 18 towns belonging to six provinces of central-western Argentina. They were processed by the centrifugal flotation method. No eggs of Toxocara spp. were found. It can be concluded that the negative results are directly related to the characteristics of the environment and climate present in the studied area. The finding of eggs in soils depends on several factors: the presence of canine or feline feces, the hygienic behavior of pet owners, the presence of stray animals without veterinary supervision, the weather and environmental conditions, and laboratory techniques used; and all these circumstances must be considered when comparing the results found in different geographical regions. In order to accurately define the importance of public spaces in the transmission of infection to humans, it is important to consider the role of backyards or green spaces around housing in small towns, where the population is not used to walking pets in public spaces, and in such cases a significant fraction of the population may acquire the infection within households. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 25% |
| Unknown | 3 | 75% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 35 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 35 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 9 | 26% |
| Student > Master | 7 | 20% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 9% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 2 | 6% |
| Other | 4 | 11% |
| Unknown | 6 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 9 | 26% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 6 | 17% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 9% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 6% |
| Environmental Science | 2 | 6% |
| Other | 4 | 11% |
| Unknown | 9 | 26% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 30 July 2015.
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So far Altmetric has tracked 785 research outputs from this source. They receive a mean Attention Score of 3.3. This one has gotten more attention than average, scoring higher than 50% of its peers.
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