Ciência Animal Brasileira (Jun 2010)
OVOS E LARVAS DE HELMINTOS EM CAIXAS DE AREIA DE CRECHES, ESCOLAS MUNICIPAIS E PRAÇAS PÚBLICAS DE CUIABÁ, MT
Abstract
Playground areas are widely used in elementary andpreschool education; however the contamination of these areas byfeces of dogs and cats exposes its users to several zoonosis. Thisstudy assessed the occurrence of agents of visceral and cutaneouslarva migrans at 20 kindergartens, 36 public schools and 10 publicsquares of Cuiaba, MT, in the period from June to November 2006.The samples of sand and soil were collected at five different pointsof the study area, stored in plastic bags and sent to the HOVET- UFMT, for immediate processing through the techniques ofWillis-Mollay, Hoffmann, Pons and Janer and Baermann. fromthe institutions surveyed, the institutions surveyed, helminth larvaewhere found in the recreation areas of two kindergartens, fiveschools and one public square. The risk of transmission of viscerallarva migrans studied in these preschools can be considered small,because there was no presence of Toxocara spp eggs in the samplesanalyzed. Meanwhile, there is risk of infection of children by larvamigrans through skin contact in preschools, elementary schools orthe home environment. Thus, further studies should be developedto determine the main sources of infection of zoonosis of childrenenrolled in preschools and public schools in Cuiabá.
