Comparable seropositivity for ascariasis and toxocariasis in tropical slum children.
Parasitol Res
; 79(7): 547-50, 1993.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8278336
The seropositivities for infection by Ascaris lumbricoides and Toxocara canis were determined in children (1-15 years old) of a slum area of Caracas, Venezuela, and the levels that indicate the presence of active infection were defined. In children aged from 1 to 3 years, approximately 10% were positive for either parasite, and this figure increased to about 30% in 4- to 6-year-olds. For toxocariasis, the percentage of positivity remained at this level up to the age of 15 years. Whilst the positivity in children 10-15 years of age was comparable for Ascaris and Toxocara, a peak of positivity (50%) was found for Ascaris at 7-9 years of age. These results indicate that for these urban slum children, infection by Toxocara is essentially as common as that by Ascaris and, thus, that toxocariasis represents a potential public health problem in the tropical environment that is largely overlooked.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ascaríase
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Anticorpos Anti-Helmínticos
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Toxocaríase
Tipo de estudo:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Animals
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Venezuela
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Parasitol Res
Assunto da revista:
PARASITOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
1993
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Alemanha