Environmental Contamination by Parasites in Public Parks in Belgrade in the Context of One Health Approach
This paper studies the presence of developmental forms of gastrointestinal parasites in soil and sand samples, as well as in dog feces collected from public green spaces in Belgrade. The paper incorporates the spread analysis of contamination over different segments of parks. Four public green space...
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| author | Bogunović Danica Dominiković Nina Jovanović Nemanja Nenadović Katarina Kulišić Zoran Ilić Tamara Stević Nataša |
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| description | This paper studies the presence of developmental forms of gastrointestinal parasites in soil and sand samples, as well as in dog feces collected from public green spaces in Belgrade. The paper incorporates the spread analysis of contamination over different segments of parks. Four public green spaces in Belgrade were chosen, all containing an open-spaced children’s playground and a fenced dog park. Sample analysis of soil/sand was examined using qualitative methods without concentration (native slide) and with concentration (passive sedimentation and gravitational centrifugal flotation). In total, 106 samples have been collected out of which 60 samples of soil, 36 of dog faeces and ten samples of sand. Seven different agents have been detected, out of which five nematodes - Ancylostoma/Uncinaria spp., Trichuris spp., Capillaria spp., Toxocara spp., Toxascaris leonina and two protozoa - Isospora spp. and Giardia intestinalis. The overall prevalence of contamination of soil samples was 31.67% and a statistically significant difference in the prevalence of ancylostoma eggs was found between different locations. The most common agent detected in the dog’s faeces was Isospora spp., with a prevalence of 5.56%, followed by Giardia intestinalis and ancylostomatids with a prevalence of 2.78% each. The sand samples had no parasitic elements found. The contamination by parasites and by dogs’ faeces was equally dispersed in all segments of the examined locations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6d551ce9fc584b80b8da420a9d8924082022-12-22T03:03:43ZengSciendoActa Veterinaria1820-74482022-03-01721304410.2478/acve-2022-0003Environmental Contamination by Parasites in Public Parks in Belgrade in the Context of One Health ApproachBogunović Danica0Dominiković Nina1Jovanović Nemanja2Nenadović Katarina3Kulišić Zoran4Ilić Tamara5Stević Nataša6University of Belgrade, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Parasitology, Belgrade, R. SerbiaStudent, 6th year, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Belgrade, R. SerbiaUniversity of Belgrade, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Parasitology, Belgrade, R. SerbiaUniversity of Belgrade, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Animal Hygiene, Belgrade R. SerbiaUniversity of Belgrade, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Parasitology, Belgrade, R. SerbiaUniversity of Belgrade, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Parasitology, Belgrade, R. SerbiaUniversity of Belgrade, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Infectious Animals Diseases and Diseases of Bees, Belgrade, R. SerbiaThis paper studies the presence of developmental forms of gastrointestinal parasites in soil and sand samples, as well as in dog feces collected from public green spaces in Belgrade. The paper incorporates the spread analysis of contamination over different segments of parks. Four public green spaces in Belgrade were chosen, all containing an open-spaced children’s playground and a fenced dog park. Sample analysis of soil/sand was examined using qualitative methods without concentration (native slide) and with concentration (passive sedimentation and gravitational centrifugal flotation). In total, 106 samples have been collected out of which 60 samples of soil, 36 of dog faeces and ten samples of sand. Seven different agents have been detected, out of which five nematodes - Ancylostoma/Uncinaria spp., Trichuris spp., Capillaria spp., Toxocara spp., Toxascaris leonina and two protozoa - Isospora spp. and Giardia intestinalis. The overall prevalence of contamination of soil samples was 31.67% and a statistically significant difference in the prevalence of ancylostoma eggs was found between different locations. The most common agent detected in the dog’s faeces was Isospora spp., with a prevalence of 5.56%, followed by Giardia intestinalis and ancylostomatids with a prevalence of 2.78% each. The sand samples had no parasitic elements found. The contamination by parasites and by dogs’ faeces was equally dispersed in all segments of the examined locations.https://doi.org/10.2478/acve-2022-0003belgradecontaminationdogsone healthparasitesparks |
| spellingShingle | Bogunović Danica Dominiković Nina Jovanović Nemanja Nenadović Katarina Kulišić Zoran Ilić Tamara Stević Nataša Environmental Contamination by Parasites in Public Parks in Belgrade in the Context of One Health Approach Acta Veterinaria belgrade contamination dogs one health parasites parks |
| title | Environmental Contamination by Parasites in Public Parks in Belgrade in the Context of One Health Approach |
| title_full | Environmental Contamination by Parasites in Public Parks in Belgrade in the Context of One Health Approach |
| title_fullStr | Environmental Contamination by Parasites in Public Parks in Belgrade in the Context of One Health Approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Environmental Contamination by Parasites in Public Parks in Belgrade in the Context of One Health Approach |
| title_short | Environmental Contamination by Parasites in Public Parks in Belgrade in the Context of One Health Approach |
| title_sort | environmental contamination by parasites in public parks in belgrade in the context of one health approach |
| topic | belgrade contamination dogs one health parasites parks |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/acve-2022-0003 |
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