Presence of larva migrans in sand boxes of public elementary schools, Brazil
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Resumo: | There are sandboxes in public elementary school playground areas in Brazil, which can be harmful to children. They are at risk of cutaneous and visceral larva migrans infection caused by Ancylostoma spp. and Toxocara spp., respectively. The study was designed to investigate contamination by Toxocara spp. and/or their eggs and Ancylostoma spp. larvae in sand samples collected from the schools' sandboxes. Five hundred and thirty-five sand samples from 28 public elementary schools were collected during summer and winter and analyzed by both Baermann´s method and centrifugal flotation technique. Ancylostoma spp. larvae were found in 35.7% (10/28) schools in summer time and in 46.4% (13/28) schools in the winter time. Eggs of Toxocara spp. could not be recovered from the samples analyzed and eggs from Ancylostoma spp. were seen in 0.56% (3/535) of the samples. |
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Presence of larva migrans in sand boxes of public elementary schools, Brazil Ocorrência de larva migrans na areia de áreas de lazer das escolas municipais de ensino infantil, Araçatuba, SP, Brasil Cuidado da criançaSaúde escolarLarva migrans visceral^i1^stransmisLarva migrans^i1^stransmisToxocara canis^i1^sisolameAncylostoma^i1^sisolameMicrobiologia do soloAreiaChild careSchool healthLarva migrans^i2^svisceral transmissLarva migrans^i2^stransmissToxocara^i2^sisolatAncylostoma^i2^sisolatSoil microbiologySand There are sandboxes in public elementary school playground areas in Brazil, which can be harmful to children. They are at risk of cutaneous and visceral larva migrans infection caused by Ancylostoma spp. and Toxocara spp., respectively. The study was designed to investigate contamination by Toxocara spp. and/or their eggs and Ancylostoma spp. larvae in sand samples collected from the schools' sandboxes. Five hundred and thirty-five sand samples from 28 public elementary schools were collected during summer and winter and analyzed by both Baermann´s method and centrifugal flotation technique. Ancylostoma spp. larvae were found in 35.7% (10/28) schools in summer time and in 46.4% (13/28) schools in the winter time. Eggs of Toxocara spp. could not be recovered from the samples analyzed and eggs from Ancylostoma spp. were seen in 0.56% (3/535) of the samples. A areia das áreas de lazer de escolas podem constituir vias de transmissão para várias zoonoses parasitárias, representando risco potencial para as crianças que brincam nesses locais. Foi avaliada a ocorrência de agentes de larva migrans em 28 escolas municipais de ensino infantil de Araçatuba, SP. Foram colhidas 535 amostras de areia das áreas de lazer dessas escolas nos meses de janeiro (verão) e julho (inverno) de 1997 para estabelecimento da freqüência de isolamento de larvas e/ou ovos de Ancylostoma spp. e de ovos de Toxocara spp., pelos métodos de centrífugo-flutuação e de Baermann, respectivamente. A presença de larvas de Ancylostoma spp. foi observada, em pelo menos uma das amostras, em 35,7% (10/28) das amostras da primeira colheita (verão) e em 46,4% (13/28) quando da segunda colheita (inverno). Ovos de Toxocara spp. não foram encontrados e a presença de ovos de Ancylostoma spp. foi observada em 0,56% (3/535) das amostras. Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Saúde Pública2000-12-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/2509610.1590/S0034-89102000000600015Revista de Saúde Pública; Vol. 34 No. 6 (2000); 656-658 Revista de Saúde Pública; Vol. 34 Núm. 6 (2000); 656-658 Revista de Saúde Pública; v. 34 n. 6 (2000); 656-658 1518-87870034-8910reponame:Revista de Saúde Públicainstname:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)instacron:USPporhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/article/view/25096/26923Copyright (c) 2017 Revista de Saúde Públicainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessNunes, Cáris MPena, Fernanda CNegrelli, Giuliano BAnjo, Cristiano GSNakano, Mauro MStobbe, Neusa S2012-05-29T18:50:31Zoai:revistas.usp.br:article/25096Revistahttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/indexONGhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/rsp/oairevsp@org.usp.br||revsp1@usp.br1518-87870034-8910opendoar:2012-05-29T18:50:31Revista de Saúde Pública - Universidade de São Paulo (USP)false |
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Presence of larva migrans in sand boxes of public elementary schools, Brazil Ocorrência de larva migrans na areia de áreas de lazer das escolas municipais de ensino infantil, Araçatuba, SP, Brasil |
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Presence of larva migrans in sand boxes of public elementary schools, Brazil |
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Presence of larva migrans in sand boxes of public elementary schools, Brazil Nunes, Cáris M Cuidado da criança Saúde escolar Larva migrans visceral^i1^stransmis Larva migrans^i1^stransmis Toxocara canis^i1^sisolame Ancylostoma^i1^sisolame Microbiologia do solo Areia Child care School health Larva migrans^i2^svisceral transmiss Larva migrans^i2^stransmiss Toxocara^i2^sisolat Ancylostoma^i2^sisolat Soil microbiology Sand |
title_short |
Presence of larva migrans in sand boxes of public elementary schools, Brazil |
title_full |
Presence of larva migrans in sand boxes of public elementary schools, Brazil |
title_fullStr |
Presence of larva migrans in sand boxes of public elementary schools, Brazil |
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Presence of larva migrans in sand boxes of public elementary schools, Brazil |
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Presence of larva migrans in sand boxes of public elementary schools, Brazil |
author |
Nunes, Cáris M |
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Nunes, Cáris M Pena, Fernanda C Negrelli, Giuliano B Anjo, Cristiano GS Nakano, Mauro M Stobbe, Neusa S |
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author |
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Pena, Fernanda C Negrelli, Giuliano B Anjo, Cristiano GS Nakano, Mauro M Stobbe, Neusa S |
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Nunes, Cáris M Pena, Fernanda C Negrelli, Giuliano B Anjo, Cristiano GS Nakano, Mauro M Stobbe, Neusa S |
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Cuidado da criança Saúde escolar Larva migrans visceral^i1^stransmis Larva migrans^i1^stransmis Toxocara canis^i1^sisolame Ancylostoma^i1^sisolame Microbiologia do solo Areia Child care School health Larva migrans^i2^svisceral transmiss Larva migrans^i2^stransmiss Toxocara^i2^sisolat Ancylostoma^i2^sisolat Soil microbiology Sand |
topic |
Cuidado da criança Saúde escolar Larva migrans visceral^i1^stransmis Larva migrans^i1^stransmis Toxocara canis^i1^sisolame Ancylostoma^i1^sisolame Microbiologia do solo Areia Child care School health Larva migrans^i2^svisceral transmiss Larva migrans^i2^stransmiss Toxocara^i2^sisolat Ancylostoma^i2^sisolat Soil microbiology Sand |
description |
There are sandboxes in public elementary school playground areas in Brazil, which can be harmful to children. They are at risk of cutaneous and visceral larva migrans infection caused by Ancylostoma spp. and Toxocara spp., respectively. The study was designed to investigate contamination by Toxocara spp. and/or their eggs and Ancylostoma spp. larvae in sand samples collected from the schools' sandboxes. Five hundred and thirty-five sand samples from 28 public elementary schools were collected during summer and winter and analyzed by both Baermann´s method and centrifugal flotation technique. Ancylostoma spp. larvae were found in 35.7% (10/28) schools in summer time and in 46.4% (13/28) schools in the winter time. Eggs of Toxocara spp. could not be recovered from the samples analyzed and eggs from Ancylostoma spp. were seen in 0.56% (3/535) of the samples. |
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