An analysis of soil samples from twelve Dublin parks found that park entrances had the highest contamination of infective roundworm eggs. Dogs and cats are often infected with parasitic roundworms ...

T. canis is one of the most common dog parasites around, with roughly 11% of the world’s canines thought to be carrying these infections. Dogs are its definitive host, meaning that they’re needed for ...

Consumption of eggs from items contaminated with dog faeces is the most common method of infection for humans, especially in children and young adults under the age of 20 years.

Playgrounds are “hotspots” for dangerous parasites found in dog poop, according to new ... analysed soil in 12 Dublin parks, finding roundworm eggs in 75% of the parks.

linking their origins to dog (rather than cat) poop New research from zoologists at Trinity College Dublin has pinpointed park entrances and playgrounds in Dublin as hotspots for roundworm eggs ...

Dogs and cats are often infected with parasitic roundworms in the Toxocara genus. Infected animals can release the roundworm eggs into the environment, and humans can become infected after ...

A SHOCKING new report has highlighted how a trip to your local park could leave you blind. Soil tests from parks in Dublin, Ireland, have revealed that park entrances are the most contaminated ...

Playgrounds and park entrances are hotspots for dog poo parasites that can cause blindness, Irish researchers have found. Their study of Dublin parks found most had roundworm eggs in their soils ...

Roundworms commonly inhabit the digestive systems of cats, dogs and foxes with millions of microscopic eggs shed every time they defecate. From there they enter the soil and if humans touch this ...

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