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Soil Contamination with Toxocara Eggs in Public Schools in Rural Areas of Southern Thailand
Joint Authors
Punsawad, Chuchard
Phasuk, Nonthapan
Kache, Ratee
Thongtup, Kanjana
Boonmuang, Saowalee
Source
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-09-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Soil is considered the primary source of Toxocara transmission to humans, especially children.
The status of soil contamination with Toxocara eggs in southern Thailand is unknown.
This study aimed at estimating the soil contamination with Toxocara eggs in public schools in Nakhon Si Thammarat province in southern Thailand.
Soil samples were collected from 12 public schools between August and September 2017.
At each site, ten soil samples were collected from the following five types of locations: (1) playgrounds, (2) football fields, (3) sidewalks, (4) schoolyards, and (5) areas around cafeterias.
In total, 120 samples were examined for Toxocara eggs with a modified flotation method using a sucrose solution.
Toxocara eggs were detected in 8 (66.7%) of the 12 studied public schools.
Of the 120 soil samples, 22 (18.3%; 95% CI: 11.9, 26.4) were contaminated with Toxocara eggs.
The highest levels of Toxocara egg contamination were observed in playgrounds (41.7%; 95% CI: 22.1, 63.4), followed by football fields (20.8%; 95% CI: 7.1, 42.2), sidewalks (12.5%; 95% CI: 2.7, 32.4), and schoolyards (12.5%; 95% CI: 2.7, 32.4).
There were significant differences in the distribution of Toxocara eggs across location types p<0.05.
The findings demonstrated that the soil samples from public schools were contaminated with Toxocara eggs.
Playgrounds were the most heavily contaminated locations.
Teaching children proper handwashing steps and discouraging geophagia should be implemented to reduce the distribution of Toxocara and limit future Toxocara infections.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Phasuk, Nonthapan& Kache, Ratee& Thongtup, Kanjana& Boonmuang, Saowalee& Punsawad, Chuchard. 2020. Soil Contamination with Toxocara Eggs in Public Schools in Rural Areas of Southern Thailand. Journal of Tropical Medicine،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1191354
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Phasuk, Nonthapan…[et al.]. Soil Contamination with Toxocara Eggs in Public Schools in Rural Areas of Southern Thailand. Journal of Tropical Medicine No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1191354
American Medical Association (AMA)
Phasuk, Nonthapan& Kache, Ratee& Thongtup, Kanjana& Boonmuang, Saowalee& Punsawad, Chuchard. Soil Contamination with Toxocara Eggs in Public Schools in Rural Areas of Southern Thailand. Journal of Tropical Medicine. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1191354
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1191354