Screening of Zoonotic Parasites in Playground Sandboxes of Public Parks from Subtropical Mexico
Joint Authors
Ortega-Pacheco, Antonio
Guzmán-Marín, Eugenia
Jiménez-Coello, Matilde
Pacheco-Ortega, Gonzalo A.
Chan-Pérez, José I.
Edwards, Melissa
Brown, Mark A.
Hernández-Cortazar, Ivonne B.
Source
Journal of Parasitology Research
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-06-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The pathological agents Toxoplasma gondii, Ancylostoma caninum, and Toxocara canis are widely distributed zoonotic parasites with high prevalence in tropical and subtropical regions of the world.
The aim of the present study was to determine the presence of DNA from these parasites in sand samples from the sand playgrounds in the southeastern region of Mexico.
Samples of sand were collected from 68 playgrounds in public parks in the city of Merida, Yucatan, which is the main urban area in the southeast of Mexico.
The samples were examined using nested PCR to detect the SAG1 gene from Toxoplasma gondii, and endpoint PCR for the amplification of ITS-2 and rRNA-ITS2 genes from Toxocara canis and Ancylostoma caninum, respectively.
The presence of T.
gondii DNA was detected in 11.8% (8/68) samples, DNA from A.
caninum and T.
canis was not detected.
Results indicate that playgrounds from the studied sandboxes are contaminated with T.
gondii oocysts and may represent a risk of infection for people in contact with the sand, especially for preschoolers.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Pacheco-Ortega, Gonzalo A.& Chan-Pérez, José I.& Ortega-Pacheco, Antonio& Guzmán-Marín, Eugenia& Edwards, Melissa& Brown, Mark A.…[et al.]. 2019. Screening of Zoonotic Parasites in Playground Sandboxes of Public Parks from Subtropical Mexico. Journal of Parasitology Research،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Pacheco-Ortega, Gonzalo A.…[et al.]. Screening of Zoonotic Parasites in Playground Sandboxes of Public Parks from Subtropical Mexico. Journal of Parasitology Research No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1186823
American Medical Association (AMA)
Pacheco-Ortega, Gonzalo A.& Chan-Pérez, José I.& Ortega-Pacheco, Antonio& Guzmán-Marín, Eugenia& Edwards, Melissa& Brown, Mark A.…[et al.]. Screening of Zoonotic Parasites in Playground Sandboxes of Public Parks from Subtropical Mexico. Journal of Parasitology Research. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1186823
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1186823