<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The occurrence of parasitic infections among the children, dogs and its association with soil contamination in two villages with different hygiene level standards were analysed. Infections were present in both examined localities, but in the village with higher living standard, a better personal and communal hygiene level and better dogs care a lower occurrence of parasitic germs in soil was detected. High prevalence of protozoa and helminths was observed not only within canine population but also in children throughout the year in the village with lower hygiene and socio-economic standard. We have identified up to 12 taxa of parasites in 127 collected dogs’ excrements and mean prevalence was 71.65 %. The most frequent were eggs of family Ancylostomatidae and <italic>Ascaris</italic> spp., followed by <italic>Toxocara canis</italic>, <italic>Toxascaris leonina</italic>, <italic>Giardia duodenalis</italic> cysts, <italic>Isospora</italic> spp. oocysts, eggs of <italic>Capillaria aerophila</italic>, <italic>Trichuris vulpis</italic>, <italic>Taenia</italic> type eggs, <italic>Dipylidium caninum</italic>, oocysts of <italic>Sarcocystis</italic> spp. and larvae of <italic>Angiostrongylus vasorum</italic>. The soil samples collected near dwellings were highly contaminated. Two thirds of samples contained eggs for the most part of family Ancylostomatidae as well as genera <italic>Ascaris</italic> and <italic>Toxocara</italic>. Among the kids population helminth ova were present in 53.17 % of stool samples, where the eggs of <italic>Ascaris lumbricoides</italic>, <italic>Trichuris trichiura</italic>, <italic>Enterobius vermicularis</italic>, <italic>Hymenolepis diminuta</italic> and cysts of <italic>G. duodenalis</italic> were the most frequent. In contrast, parasitic diseases were not seen in children population living in the locality with common hygiene standard.</p></abstract>

The occurrence of parasitic infections among the children, dogs and its association with soil contamination in two villages with different hygiene level standards were analysed. Infections were present in both examined localities, but in the village with higher living standard, a better personal and communal hygiene level and better dogs care a lower occurrence of parasitic germs in soil was detected. High prevalence of protozoa and helminths was observed not only within canine population but also in children throughout the year in the village with lower hygiene and socio-economic standard. We have identified up to 12 taxa of parasites in 127 collected dogs’ excrements and mean prevalence was 71.65 %. The most frequent were eggs of family Ancylostomatidae and Ascaris spp., followed by Toxocara canis, Toxascaris leonina, Giardia duodenalis cysts, Isospora spp. oocysts, eggs of Capillaria aerophila, Trichuris vulpis, Taenia type eggs, Dipylidium caninum, oocysts of Sarcocystis spp. and larvae of Angiostrongylus vasorum. The soil samples collected near dwellings were highly contaminated. Two thirds of samples contained eggs for the most part of family Ancylostomatidae as well as genera Ascaris and Toxocara. Among the kids population helminth ova were present in 53.17 % of stool samples, where the eggs of Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, Enterobius vermicularis, Hymenolepis diminuta and cysts of G. duodenalis were the most frequent. In contrast, parasitic diseases were not seen in children population living in the locality with common hygiene standard.

Segregated settlements present an increased risk for the parasite infections spread in Northeastern Slovakia

Institute of Parasitology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences

Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Faculty of Medicine

Helminthologia

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The occurrence of parasitic infections among the children, dogs and its association with soil contamination in two villages with different hygiene level...

Segregated settlements present an increased risk for the parasite infections spread in Northeastern Slovakia

Published Online: Aug 02, 2017

Page range: 199 - 210

Received: Mar 14, 2017

Accepted: Jun 07, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/helm-2017-0026

Keywords
protozoa infection, helminth infection, soil, dogs, children, Northeastern Slovakia

© 2017 J. Pipiková et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Segregated settlements present an increased risk for the parasite infections spread in Northeastern Slovakia

Published Online: Aug 02, 2017

Page range: 199 - 210

Received: Mar 14, 2017

Accepted: Jun 07, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/helm-2017-0026

Keywordsprotozoa infection, helminth infection, soil, dogs, children, Northeastern Slovakia

© 2017 J. Pipiková et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
protozoa infection, helminth infection, soil, dogs, children, Northeastern Slovakia