Toxocara seroprevalence in children from a subtropical city in Argentina

Most studies from Argentina have focused on toxocariasis as an environmental problem of big cities, and there are no available data about children infection from small or middle-sized cities. In order to assess the prevalence of anti-Toxocara antibodies in infantile population, 206 children from R...

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Autores principales: Alonso, José Mario, Bojanich, María Viviana, Chamorro, Myrian del Carmen, Gorodner, Jorge Osvaldo
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Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Sociedad Brasileña de Medicina Tropical 2022
Materias:
Toxocariasis
Toxocara canis
Visceral larva migrans
Seroprevalence
Acceso en línea:http://repositorio.unne.edu.ar/handle/123456789/48867
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topic Toxocariasis
Toxocara canis
Visceral larva migrans
Seroprevalence
spellingShingle Toxocariasis
Toxocara canis
Visceral larva migrans
Seroprevalence
Alonso, José Mario
Bojanich, María Viviana
Chamorro, Myrian del Carmen
Gorodner, Jorge Osvaldo
Toxocara seroprevalence in children from a subtropical city in Argentina
topic_facet Toxocariasis
Toxocara canis
Visceral larva migrans
Seroprevalence
description Most studies from Argentina have focused on toxocariasis as an environmental problem of big cities, and there are no available data about children infection from small or middle-sized cities. In order to assess the prevalence of anti-Toxocara antibodies in infantile population, 206 children from Resistencia, of both sexes, aged 1-14 years old were studied by Elisa testing with E/S T. canis L2 antigens. Hematological parameters and immunoglobulin levels were determined; five days’ stool samples were studied and epidemiological data were obtained by means of a questionnaire to parents. Results showed that 73% of the children had one or more dogs living at home, 57% reported geophagia and 37.9% were positive for Toxocara serology, but there was no significant difference in prevalence neither for boys and girls, nor concerning age. An increased risk of infection was observed in age groups 5-6 and 7-8 for boys, and in age groups 3-4 and 5-6 for girls.
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author Alonso, José Mario
Bojanich, María Viviana
Chamorro, Myrian del Carmen
Gorodner, Jorge Osvaldo
author_facet Alonso, José Mario
Bojanich, María Viviana
Chamorro, Myrian del Carmen
Gorodner, Jorge Osvaldo
author_sort Alonso, José Mario
title Toxocara seroprevalence in children from a subtropical city in Argentina
title_short Toxocara seroprevalence in children from a subtropical city in Argentina
title_full Toxocara seroprevalence in children from a subtropical city in Argentina
title_fullStr Toxocara seroprevalence in children from a subtropical city in Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Toxocara seroprevalence in children from a subtropical city in Argentina
title_sort toxocara seroprevalence in children from a subtropical city in argentina
publisher Sociedad Brasileña de Medicina Tropical
publishDate 2022
url http://repositorio.unne.edu.ar/handle/123456789/48867
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