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. 2023 Oct 23;16:379. doi: 10.1186/s13071-023-06010-w

Table 5.

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

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)

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