Soil and sand contamination with canine intestinal parasite eggs as a risk factor for human health in public parks in Niš (Serbia)

Endoparasites	DEGREE OF CONTAMINATION (QUALITATIVE FECmethod)
	Park 1						Park 2						Park 3
	Low		Medium		High	Total positive	Low		Medium		High	Total positive	Low		Medium		High	Total positive
	n (%)	Mean ± SD	n (%)	Mean ± SD	n (%)	Total positive	n (%)	Mean ± SD	n (%)	Mean ± SD	n (%)	Total positive	n (%)	Mean ± SD	n (%)	Mean ± SD	n (%)	Total positive
Cystoisospora spp.	2(100)	5.5±3.54	0	0	0	2	1(100)	7	0	0	0	1	1(100)	5	0	0	0	1
Toxocara canis	6 (66.66)	5.67±1.97	3(33.33)	35±8.89	0	g	6(75)	4.67±2.94	2(25)	27±11.31	0	8	7(63.63)	6.86±2.91	4 (36.36)	35.50± 14.53	0	11
Toxascaris leonina	1(100)	10	0	0	0	1	2(100)	4±2.83	0	0	0	2	1(100)	6	0	0	0	1
Ancylostomatidae	3(75)	5.33±3.51	1(25)	44	0	4	3(60)	7.67±3.21	2(40)	34±9.90	0	5	4(66.66)	3.75±2.22	2(33.33)	28.50± 14.85	0	6
Trichuris vulpis	3(100)	6.67±3.06	0	0	0	3	1(50)	10	1(50)	37	0	2	2(66.66)	5.50±3.54	1(33.33)	25	0	3
Alaria alata	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1(100)	43	0	1	1(100)	9	0	0	0	1

	PARK 2
ENDOPARASITES	Soil N=50		Sand N=50		P
	n	%	n	%	P
Cystoisospora spp.	1	2	3	6	0.62
Toxocara canis	8	16	13	26	0.33
Toxascaris leonina	2	4	1	2	1
Ancylostoma Uncinaria stenocephala caninum/	5	10	4	8	1
Trichuris vulpis	2	4	2	4	1
Alaria alata	1	2	8	16	0.04^{p< 0.05; n– number of positive samples;}

Total positive	19	38	20	40

	PARKS IN NIŠ (soil)
MIXED ENDOPARASITIC CONTAMINATION	Park 1 N=50		Park 2 N=50		Park 3 N=50		Park 4 N=50		χ2	P
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Cystoisospora Toxocara canis spp.	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	2.02	0.57
Toxascaris Toxocara canis leonina	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	2.02	0.57
Ancylostomatidae Toxocara canis	1	2	3	6	2	4	1	2	1.63	0.65
Toxocara Trichuris canis vulpis	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	3.05	0.39
Toxascaris Trichuris leonina vulpis	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	3.05	0.39
Toxocara Alaria alata canis	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3.05	0.39
Ancylostomatidae Trichuris vulpis	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.05	0.39
Cystoisospora spp. Toxocara canis	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	3.05	0.39
Trichuris vulpis Toxocara canis
Ancylostomatidae Trichuris vulpis	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.05	0.39
Total positive	5	10	5	10	5	10	2	4

ENDOPARASITES	Sand samples N=50
ENDOPARASITES	n	%
Cystoisospora spp.	3	6
Toxocara canis	13	26
Toxascaris leonina	1	2
Ancylostoma Uncinaria stenocephala caninum/	4	8
Trichuris vulpis	2	4
Alaria alata	8	16

Total positive samples	20	40

MIXED ENDOPARASITIC CONTAMINATION	n	%

Cystoisospora Toxocara canis spp.	2	4
Ancylostomatidae Toxocara canis	2	4
Toxocara Alaria alata canis	3	6
Ancylostomatidae Alaria alata	2	4

	PARKS IN NIŠ (soil)
ENDOPARASITE	Park 1 N=50		Park 2 N=50		Park 3 N=50		Park 4 N=50		χ2	P
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Cystoisospora spp.	2	4	1	2	1	2	0	0	2.04	0.56
Toxocara canis	9	18	8	16	11	22	7	14	1.21	0.75
Toxascaris leonina	1	2	2	4	1	2	0	0	2.04	0.56
Ancylostoma Uncinaria stenocephala caninum/	4	8	5	10	6	12	2	4	2.25	0.52
Trichuris vulpis	3	6	2	4	3	6	0	0	3.13	0.37
Alaria alata	0	0	1	2	1	2	1	2	1.02	0.80
Total positive	19	38	19	38	23	46	10	20

Endoparasites	DEGREE OF CONTAMINATION (QUALITATIVE FEC method)
	Park 2
	Low		Medium		High		Total
	n (%)	Mean ± SD	n (%)	Mean ± SD	n (%)	Mean ± SD	positive
Cystoisospora spp.	3 (100)	6±2	0	0	0	0	3
Toxocara canis	8 (61.54)	4.75±2.31	2 (15.38)	34±8.49	3 (23.07)	77±24.56	13
Toxascaris leonina	0	0	1 (100)	36	0	0	1
Ancylostomatidae	1 (25)	4	3 (75)	35.33±8.50	0	0	4
Trichuris vulpis	1 (50)	9	1 (50)	16	0	0	2
Alaria alata	5 (62.5)	4.60±3.05	3 (37.5)	20.67±10.97	0	0	8

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