Serosurvey of anti-Toxocara antibodies and risk factors in adolescent and adult pregnant women of southeastern Brazil

Toxocariasis is worldwide endemic parasitic anthropozoonosis with high risk to those in in vulnerable populations and particularly during pregnancy and childhood. Although the prevalence of anti-Toxocara spp. antibodies has been extensively studied, risk factors of pregnant women of different ages r...

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Main Authors: Priscila de Oliveira Azevedo, Susana Zevallos Lescano, Rogério Giuffrida, Louise Bach Kmetiuk, Andrea Pires dos Santos, Sriveny Dangoudoubiyam, Alexander Welker Biondo, Vamilton Alvares Santarém
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-08-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8336820/?tool=EBI