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Table 5 Toxocara spp. eggs recovered from soil samples collected in quilombola communities of Paraná State (southern Brazil) according to its morphological characteristic

From: One health approach to toxocariasis in quilombola communities of southern Brazil

Communities

Positive/total (%)

Morphological characteristics of Toxocara spp. eggs

V

NV

EM

E

Limitão

3/10 (30.0)

0

3

0

0

Mamans

10/20 (50.0)

3

24

0

1

Serra do Apon

3/10 (30.0)

2

7

0

0

Tronco

2/20 (10.0)

1

1

0

0

Total (%)

18/60 (30.0)

6/42 (14.3)

35/42 (83.3)

0

1/42 (2.4)

  1. V viable, NV non-viable, EM embryonated egg, E: embryonated (containing larvae)