Figure 1
Quantitative assessment of soil samples from the public parks in Niš_
| Endoparasites | DEGREE OF CONTAMINATION (QUALITATIVE FECmethod) | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park 1 | Park 2 | Park 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Low | Medium | High | Total positive | Low | Medium | High | Total positive | Low | Medium | High | Total positive | |||||||
| n (%) | Mean ± SD | n (%) | Mean ± SD | n (%) | n (%) | Mean ± SD | n (%) | Mean ± SD | n (%) | n (%) | Mean ± SD | n (%) | Mean ± SD | n (%) | ||||
| Cystoisospora spp. | 2 | 5.5±3.54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Toxocara canis | 6 (66.66) | 5.67±1.97 | 3 | 35±8.89 | 0 | g | 6 | 4.67±2.94 | 2 | 27±11.31 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 6.86±2.91 | 4 (36.36) | 35.50± 14.53 | 0 | 11 |
| Toxascaris leonina | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4±2.83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ancylostomatidae | 3 | 5.33±3.51 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7.67±3.21 | 2 | 34±9.90 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3.75±2.22 | 2 | 28.50± 14.85 | 0 | 6 |
| Trichuris vulpis | 3 | 6.67±3.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5.50±3.54 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 3 |
| Alaria alata | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Comparison of the results obtained for soil and sand samples in the free space of Park 2_
| PARK 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENDOPARASITES | Soil N=50 | Sand N=50 | P | ||
| n | % | n | % | ||
| Cystoisospora spp. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0.62 |
| Toxocara canis | 8 | 16 | 13 | 26 | 0.33 |
| Toxascaris leonina | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Ancylostoma Uncinaria stenocephala caninum/ | 5 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| Trichuris vulpis | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Alaria alata | 1 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 0.04 p< 0.05; n– number of positive samples; |
| Total positive | 19 | 38 | 20 | 40 | |
Qualitative assessment of soil samples from the public parks in Niš – diagnosed coinfections_
| PARKS IN NIŠ (soil) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIXED ENDOPARASITIC CONTAMINATION | Park 1 N=50 | Park 2 N=50 | Park 3 N=50 | Park 4 N=50 | χ2 | P | ||||
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |||
| Cystoisospora Toxocara canis spp. | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.02 | 0.57 |
| Toxascaris Toxocara canis leonina | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.02 | 0.57 |
| Ancylostomatidae Toxocara canis | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1.63 | 0.65 |
| Toxocara Trichuris canis vulpis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.05 | 0.39 |
| Toxascaris Trichuris leonina vulpis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.05 | 0.39 |
| Toxocara Alaria alata canis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3.05 | 0.39 |
| Ancylostomatidae Trichuris vulpis | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.05 | 0.39 |
| Cystoisospora spp. Toxocara canis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.05 | 0.39 |
| Trichuris vulpis Toxocara canis | ||||||||||
| Ancylostomatidae Trichuris vulpis | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.05 | 0.39 |
| Total positive | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 4 | ||
Qualitative assessment of samples of sand in Park 2 – free space_
| ENDOPARASITES | Sand samples N=50 | |
|---|---|---|
| n | % | |
| Cystoisospora spp. | 3 | 6 |
| Toxocara canis | 13 | 26 |
| Toxascaris leonina | 1 | 2 |
| Ancylostoma Uncinaria stenocephala caninum/ | 4 | 8 |
| Trichuris vulpis | 2 | 4 |
| Alaria alata | 8 | 16 |
| Total positive samples | 20 | 40 |
| MIXED ENDOPARASITIC CONTAMINATION | n | % |
| Cystoisospora Toxocara canis spp. | 2 | 4 |
| Ancylostomatidae Toxocara canis | 2 | 4 |
| Toxocara Alaria alata canis | 3 | 6 |
| Ancylostomatidae Alaria alata | 2 | 4 |
Qualitative assessment of soil samples from the public parks in Niš – diagnosed endoparasites_
| PARKS IN NIŠ (soil) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENDOPARASITE | Park 1 N=50 | Park 2 N=50 | Park 3 N=50 | Park 4 N=50 | χ2 | P | ||||
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |||
| Cystoisospora spp. | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.04 | 0.56 |
| Toxocara canis | 9 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1.21 | 0.75 |
| Toxascaris leonina | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.04 | 0.56 |
| Ancylostoma Uncinaria stenocephala caninum/ | 4 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2.25 | 0.52 |
| Trichuris vulpis | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.13 | 0.37 |
| Alaria alata | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1.02 | 0.80 |
| Total positive | 19 | 38 | 19 | 38 | 23 | 46 | 10 | 20 | ||
Quantitative assessment of samples of sand in Park 2 – free space_
| Endoparasites | DEGREE OF CONTAMINATION (QUALITATIVE FEC method) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park 2 | |||||||
| Low | Medium | High | Total | ||||
| n (%) | Mean ± SD | n (%) | Mean ± SD | n (%) | Mean ± SD | positive | |
| Cystoisospora spp. | 3 (100) | 6±2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Toxocara canis | 8 (61.54) | 4.75±2.31 | 2 (15.38) | 34±8.49 | 3 (23.07) | 77±24.56 | 13 |
| Toxascaris leonina | 0 | 0 | 1 (100) | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ancylostomatidae | 1 (25) | 4 | 3 (75) | 35.33±8.50 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Trichuris vulpis | 1 (50) | 9 | 1 (50) | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Alaria alata | 5 (62.5) | 4.60±3.05 | 3 (37.5) | 20.67±10.97 | 0 | 0 | 8 |