Nematode and water pollution in Eastern part of Nile Delta

The examination of some represented water sites revealed the presence of larvae and eggs of the nematodes infecting man and animals. Eggs in a descending order of abundance were Trichostrongylus, Toxocara canis, T. Vitulorum and Ascaris sp., then Trichocephalus and Ancylostoma sp. Larvae in a descending order were Strongyloides, Trichostrongylus and Ancylostoma sp. Contaminated or polluted water plays an important role as nematode-borne source