A. Sazmand, S. Torkaman, Saba Namayeshi, S. Faraji, M. Zeinali, M. Zibaei
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Background: Toxocariasis is one of the most commonly reported zoonotic helminth infections in the world which is caused by the parasitic roundworms of dogs or cats. This survey aimed to provide data on the contamination of the soil of public parks by Toxocara spp. eggs in Hamedan city, capital of Hamedan Province in the west of Iran.