Systematic Review: Parasitic Zoonosis with Soil as Transmission Media
Khesara Sastrin Prasita Negara1, Yulia Sari1, Lilik Wijayanti2, Sri Haryati1, Azzahra Harmalia Anjani3, Alifia Nur Faizah3, Arya Pandu Jatmiko3

1Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Indonesia
2Department of Clinical Pathology, Study Program of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Indonesia
3Student of Undergraduate Medical Education Program, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Indonesia

Abstract

Parasites are one of the causes of the emergence of infections that affect millions of humans in the world ranging from harmless to fatal. Zoonoses are diseases that can naturally be transmitted from animals to humans and vice versa. Zoonoses also apply to a disease-causing organism that lives in an environment such as soil as the source of infection. Zoonotic parasitic diseases pose a serious but often overlooked threat to public health, especially in developing countries. Along with the changing times related to increasing migration, international trade, and global warming, it is not surprising that there are significant changes in human and animal interactions. This study is to understand parasitic zoonosis with soil as transmission media. We used a literature study using PubMed and Google Scholar. There are primarily Soil-Transmitted Helminths (STHs) infections in the tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, the Americas, and sub-Saharan Africa, where warm humid environments, poor hygiene and sanitation, and limited access to safe water sources facilitate worm survival. In many areas of Indonesia, the environment and socioeconomic conditions are ideal for STHs infections. This needs attention for better health education related to hygiene and sanitation for preventing the parasitic zoonotic incidence both locally in Indonesia and globally worldwide.

Keywords: parasitic, zoonosis, soil, transmission media

Topic: Public Health