2019-02-112019-02-112018MONTEIRO, Nathália Miguel Costa; GONÇALVES, Carolina Araújo; RODRIGUES, Alexandre Abdelaziz; OLIVEIRA, Rafael Campos; LIMA, Jaqueline Ataíde Silva; AVELAR, Juliana Boaventura; CASTRO, Ana Maria de; REZENDE, Hânstter Hállison Alves. Ocorrência de potenciais agentes causadores larva migrans em parques e praças públicas em Aparecida de Goiânia, Goiás, Brasil. Revista de Biologia Neotropical, Goiânia, v. 15, n. 2, p. 73-77, jul./dez. 2018. Disponível em: <https://www.revistas.ufg.br/RBN/article/view/51493/26275>.1807-9652e- 2178-0579http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/handle/ri/17040The soil is an important route of transmission of etiological agents that cause zoonoses, among them the parasites. The objective in this research was to analyze soil samples from squares and/ or parks in the city of Aparecida de Goiânia-GO, in order to identify parasites responsible for causing larva migrans. For this, 30 squares in the city were evaluated and tree samples were collected from each one. The parasitological analysis was performed using the Willis’s technique. Among the 30 squares evaluated, 11 (36.7%) were contaminated with parasites that can cause larva migrans. Of the 90 samples, 14 (15%) were positive. The prevalence of eggs of Toxocara sp. was 12.2% and Ancylostomidae of 3.3%. The presence of these parasites in public squares provides information about their contamination in Aparecida de Goiânia-GO and can contribute to stimulate the implantation of prophylactic measures that reduce these parasites in recreational areas.porAcesso AbertoLarva migransHelmintosSaúde públicaHelminthsPublic healthArtigo10.5216/rbn.v15i2.51493