Age-relationships of Toxocara canis seropositivity and geohelminth infection prevalence in two communities in St. Lucia, West Indies
Trop Med Parasitol
; 38(4): 309-12, Dec. 1987.
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ABSTRACT
Sera were examined from an age-stratified sample of two Caribbean communities using the Toxocara-Elisa with larval Es antigen. Seropositivity was markedly age dependent, attaining maximal values (40 and 60 percent) in 5-15 year olds and declining in adults. The rate of acquisition of infection with Toxocara canis and the age-prevalence profile are similar to those of Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura. It is suggest that toxocariasis is likely to be prevalent in tropical areas with endemic geohelminthiasis.(AU)
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Base de dados:
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Assunto principal:
Ascaríase
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Toxocaríase
Tipo de estudo:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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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:
Caribe
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Caribe ingles
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Santa lucia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Trop Med Parasitol
Ano de publicação:
1987
Tipo de documento:
Article