Hamadan University of Medical Sciences Avicenna Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2383-0298 7 4 2020 12 31 Prevalence of Toxocara Species Eggs in the Soil of Public Parks in Hamedan City, Western Iran 114 119 10.34172/ajcmi.2020.25 EN Alireza Sazmand https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8450-2993 Sarina Torkaman Saba Namayeshi Saman Faraji Mehrane Zeinali Mohammad Zibaei https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2265-7460 Journal Article 10.34172/ajcmi.2020.25 2020 08 21 2020 11 11 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.