Publications

prevalence and viability of eggs of toxocara spp. and toxascaris leonina in public parks in eastern spain.	to demonstrate the prevalence of toxocara spp. and toxascaris leonina eggs in parks in murcia city, eastern spain, a total 644 soil samples were examined from nine parks. more than 67% of parks and 1.24% of soil samples were contaminated and the mean egg density per sample was eggs per 100 g of soil. over 97% of eggs identified were viable. only one sample was positive for toxascaris leonina. the present findings suggest that shady conditions are important for the occurrence and viability of tox ...	2001	11520442
epidemiological study of non-systemic parasitism in dogs in southeast mediterranean spain assessed by coprological and post-mortem examination.	the prevalence and risk factors of non-systemic canine ecto- and endoparasitism and anthelminthic use in murcia located at the centre of the spanish mediterranean coastal arch, was investigated by coprology and necropsy in up to 275 pet, city shelter and stray dogs in 2001-2004. faecal parasite stages were detected in 25% of dogs. species frequency was 6-10% for toxocara canis, ancylostomatidae spp., toxascaris leonina and isospora canis, and 0.4-1% for trichuris vulpis, giardia lamblia, and dip ...	2007	17542962