Human and dogs Toxocara canis infection in a poor neighborhood in Bogota
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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85(1): 75-8, jan.-mar. 1990. ilus
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in English
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| ID: lil-85171
ABSTRACT
Prevalence of Toxocara canis antibodies was studied in a poor community of Bogotá, Colombia. Two-hundred-sevem patients, from both sexes and all age groups, were studied. Positive Elisa titers were found in 47.5% of the population, a high prevalence compared with reports from developed countries. T. canis ova were positive in 43.6% of fecal samples from dog puppies. An endemic pattern of the disease is described socioeconomic status, weathers, pollution, poor hygiene and a significant population of infected dogs. Neither the physical examination nor Elisa titers could detect any case of T. canis disease
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Main subject:
Larva Migrans, Visceral
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Toxocariasis
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Dog Diseases
Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Colombia
Language:
English
Journal:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
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Parasitology
Year:
1990
Type:
Article
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