Table IV.
Recovery of Toxocara sp. eggs from soil samples in different sites and seasonal changes of contamination rate with Toxicara sp. eggs
| Site | Total samples | No. of Toxocara sp. eggs | % | No. of Toxocara sp. eggs in season | % | |
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| Outside the school | Surrounding the school zone | 41 | 6 | 15 | 1/14 (DS*) | 7 |
| 5/27 (RS**) | 19 | |||||
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| Surrounding the residence | 37 | 5 | 14 | 1/10 (DS) | 10 | |
| 4/27 (RS) | 15 | |||||
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| Inside the school | 39 | 3 | 8 | 2/26 (DS) | 8 | |
| 1/13 (RS) | 8 | |||||
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| Total | 117 | 14 | 12 | 4/50 (DS) | 8 | |
| 10/67 (RS) | 15 | |||||
*
DS: dry season (Mar. and Apr. 2013)
**
RS: rainy season (Sep. 2013 and Aug. 2014)