Parasite contamination of soil in different Peruvian locations and outside built environments.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Soil is a reservoir for many parasites that can affect human and animal health, especially in tropical regions where soil-transmitted helminths and protozoa thrive. Understanding how environmental factors influence parasite distribution will provide a basis for relating how climate changes may intensify their impacts, altering parasite habitats and increasing transmission risks. We surveyed soil parasite prevalence, burden, and diversity in several different Peruvian environmental ecologies to catalog current parasite presence and provide a baseline for future surveys.

Methods

A total of 198 soil samples from 43 locations across three Peruvian regions-Tingo María (TM) (Amazon rainforest), Andabamba/Marabamba (A/M) (Andean highlands), and Huánuco city parks-were an

SUBMITTER: Pineda C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11972504 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature