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Relatos de Casos • Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop. 37 (2) • Mar 2004 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86822004000200014   copy

Cutaneous larva migrans: reports of pediatric cases and contamination by Ancylostoma spp larvae in public parks in Taciba, São Paulo State

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Cutaneous larva migrans in children from Taciba, São Paulo, Brazil, was related to contact with sand in public squares, where Ancylostoma spp larvae were detected. The outbreaks were controlled by sanitary education, temporary deactivation and isolation of the squares in order to impede the access of animals and substitution of the sand.

Ancylostoma; Larva migrans; Zoonosis; Public squares

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