Presence of Toxocara spp. and Other Zoonotic parasites Ova in Children's Playground in Karaman, Turkey
Yıl: 2020 Cilt: 44 Sayı: 1 Sayfa Aralığı: 17 - 20 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.4274/tpd.galenos.2020.6256 İndeks Tarihi: 20-10-2020
Presence of Toxocara spp. and Other Zoonotic parasites Ova in Children's Playground in Karaman, Turkey
Öz: Objective: Human toxocariosis (HT) is a widespread and neglected parasitic disease around the world and it is caused by Toxocaracanis and Toxocara cati, a common nematode found in dogs and cats. Childiren are caught to HT after ingestion of embriyonatedToxocara spp. eggs via contaminated materials such as soil, hair and etc. The aim of this study is to investigate Toxocara spp. andother zoonotic parasites in children’s playgrounds in Karaman province of Turkey.Methods: In total, 103 samples (68 sand soil, 26 soil and 9 stool) from 20 randomly selected children's playgrounds in May 2018in Karaman province, were investigated. Samples were examined by flotation in saturated NaCl solution and parasite ova werediagnosed under the light microscope morphologically.Results: Of the 20 screened playgorunds, 11 [55%, confidence interval (CI=33.6-75.2)]and 27 analyzed sample (26.2%, CI=18.4-35.2) were positive one or more parasite species. While Toxocara spp. eggs were the most common species in total (19.4%,CI=12.6-27.8), taeniid (Taenia spp., Echinococcus spp.) eggs and Ancylostoma spp. eggs were found in seven (6.8%, CI=2.97-12.7)and one (0.97%, CI=0.05-4.21) samples respectively. Also, one soil sample was found to be contaminated with both Toxocara andtaeniid eggs.Conclusion: These results demonstrate that children’s playgrounds in Karaman may be a source for HT and other zoonoticinfections. We advise to be fenced children’s playgrounds in order to prevent pet animal’s accessibility.
Anahtar Kelime: Türkiye’nin Karaman İlinde Çocuk Oyun Parklarında Toxocara spp. ve Diğer Zoonoz Parazitlerin Yumurtalarının Varlığı
Öz: Amaç:İnsan toksokariosisi (İT) köpek ve kedilerde yaygın olarak bulunan nematod Toxocara canis ve Toxocara cati’den kaynaklanan, dünya çapında yaygın ve ihmal edilen paraziter bir hastalıktır. Çocuklar İT'ye toprak, saç vb. gibi kirli malzemelerle embriyonlu Toxocara spp. yumurtalarını alarak yakalanırlar. Bu çalışmanın amacı Türkiye’nin Karaman ilindeki çocuk oyun alanlarındaki Toxocara spp. ve diğer zoonotik parazitleri araştırmaktır. Yöntemler: Rastgele seçilen 20 çocuk oyun alanından toplamda 103 (68 kumlu toprak, 26 toprak ve 9 dışkı) örnek 2018 yılı mayıs ayında alınmıştır. Örnekler doymuş NaCl çözeltisi içinde yüzdürme metodu ile incelenmiş ve parazit yumurtaları ışık mikroskobu altında morfolojik olarak teşhis edilmiştir. Bulgular: Taranan 20 oyun alanından 11’i (%55, CI=3,6-75,2) ve 27 numune (%26,2, CI=18,4-35,2) bir veya daha fazla parazit türü olarak pozitifti. Toxocara spp. yumurtaları belirlenen en yaygın türler iken (%19,4, CI=12.6-27.8), taeniid (Taenia spp., Echinococcus spp.) ve Ancylostoma spp. yumurtaları sırasıyla yedi (%6.8, CI 2.97-12.7) ve bir (%0.97, CI=0.05-4.21) numunede bulundu. Ayrıca, bir toprak örneğinin hem Toxocara hem de taeniid yumurtaları ile kirlenmiş olduğu bulundu. Sonuç: Bu sonuçlar, Karaman’daki çocuk oyun alanlarının İT ve diğer zoonotik enfeksiyonlar için bir kaynak olabileceğini göstermektedir. Evcil hayvanların erişimini engellemek için çocuk oyun alanlarının çitle çevrilmesini tavsiye ediyoruz.
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