T. canis is one of the most common dog parasites around, with roughly 11% of the world’s canines thought to be carrying these infections. Dogs are its definitive host, meaning that they’re needed for ...

Dogs and cats are often infected with parasitic roundworms in the Toxocara genus. Infected animals can release the roundworm eggs into the environment, and humans can become infected after ...

linking their origins to dog (rather than cat) poop New research from zoologists at Trinity College Dublin has pinpointed park entrances and playgrounds in Dublin as hotspots for roundworm eggs ...

An analysis of soil samples from twelve Dublin parks found that park entrances had the highest contamination of infective roundworm eggs. Dogs and cats are often infected with parasitic roundworms ...

Dogs and cats are often infected with parasitic roundworms in the Toxocara genus. Infected animals can release the roundworm eggs into the environment, and humans can become infected after accidental ...

Parks and playgrounds are hotspots for roundworm eggs, study finds Updated / Friday, 28 Mar 2025 19:41 The eggs were found at 75% of park entrances sampled (Stock pic) ...

Roundworms are small organisms that can live in your intestines - part of your digestive system. These are also found in cats, dogs, and foxes, and from there the eggs can end up in the soil, where ...

and uncovered the areas as significant sites for roundworm eggs, with subsequent analysis strongly implying they have come from dog poop. The roundworms of dogs (Toxocara canis) and cats (Toxocara ...

Roundworms commonly inhabit the digestive systems of cats, dogs and foxes with millions of microscopic eggs shed every time they defecate. From there they enter the soil and if humans touch this ...