RESUMO
UNLABELLED: Toxocara canis is a common intestinal helminth found in dogs. In humans, it is a cause of Visceral Larva Migrans (VLM), a zoonosis rarely studied in Mexico. The aim of this study is to examine, by means of the indirect haemaglutination test (IHAT), the prevalence of antibodies of T. canis in the serum of stray dogs in Mexico City. METHODS AND MATERIALS: 141 stray dog serum samples from three different districts of the city were analyzed: Iztacalco (49), Iztapalapa (49) and Coyoacan (43). In each location three study groups were formed. Group I with 35 dogs (less than a year old), Group II with 91 dogs (ages 1Assuntos
Anticorpos Anti-Helmínticos/sangue
, Doenças do Cão/epidemiologia
, Doenças do Cão/transmissão
, Toxocara canis/imunologia
, Toxocaríase/epidemiologia
, Zoonoses
, Animais
, Cães
, Feminino
, Testes de Inibição da Hemaglutinação
, Humanos
, Larva Migrans Visceral/epidemiologia
, Larva Migrans Visceral/transmissão
, Masculino
, México/epidemiologia
, Contagem de Ovos de Parasitas/veterinária
, Saúde Pública
, Estudos Soroepidemiológicos
, Solo/parasitologia
, Toxocaríase/transmissão