Molecular Determination of Toxocara spp. Eggs Isolated from Public Parks and Playgrounds in Zahedan, Southeast Iran

Table 1

Frequency of soil samples contaminated with Toxocara spp. from Zahedan public parks using both of Sheather’s flotation and nested PCR techniques.

Public parks	The number of soil samples examined in each park	Sheather’s flotation method		Nested PCR method
		Positive	%	Positive	%
Ladiz	12	0	0	0	0
Farhang	12	0	0	1	8.3
Farhangian	12	0	0	0	0
Shahid Javad Nikoo	12	0	0	1	8.3
Laleh	12	2	16.6	2	16.6
Kohestan Park	12	1	8.3	1	8.3
Sardaran Shahid	12	0	0	0	0
Enghelab	12	1	8.3	3	12
Atlasi	12	0	0	2	16.6
Golha	12	1	8.3	2	16.6
Basij	12	1	8.3	2	16.6
Yadegar Emam	12	0	0	1	8.3
Shir Abad	12	0	0	0	0
Chamran	12	0	0	0	0
Park Shahr	12	0	0	0	0
Noorbalooch	12	1	8.3	2	16.6
Shadi	12	0	0	1	8.3
Ghods	12	0	0	0	0
Zibashahr	12	0	0	1	8.3
Mehrshahr	12	0	0	0	0
Total	240	7	2.9	19	7.9