Seroprevalence of toxocariasis in children aged 1-9 years in western Islamic Republic of Iran, 2003 | Zendy

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Seroprevalence of toxocariasis in children aged 1-9 years in western Islamic Republic of Iran, 2003

Author(s) -

Mohammad Fallah,

Abbas Azimi,

H Taherkhani

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

eastern mediterranean health journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.442

H-Index - 47

eISSN - 1687-1634

pISSN - 1020-3397

DOI - 10.26719/2007.13.5.1073

Subject(s) - toxocariasis , seroprevalence , toxocara canis , canis , residence , epidemiology , islamic republic , medicine , rural area , demography , environmental health , veterinary medicine , antibody , serology , immunology , geography , biology , helminths , islam , pathology , ecology , archaeology , sociology

We determined the seroprevalence of Toxocara canis infection in 544 children under 10 years randomly selected from urban and rural areas of Hamadan. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used for detection of antibodies to T. canis excretion-secretion antigens. Using a questionnaire, epidemiological factors associated with infection were examined, including age, sex, residence. Antibodies to T. canis were detected in 29 children (5.3%) and 19 children (3.5%) were categorized as borderline positive; thus together this gave a prevalence of toxocariasis of 8.8%. No significant differences were found in terms of sex, age and residence.

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