Frequency of toxocara infection in children attended by the health public service of Maringá, south Brazil Freqüência de infecção por Toxocara em crianças atendidas em serviço público de Maringá, sul do Brasil

The lack of specific laboratorial diagnosis methods and precise symptoms makes the toxocariasis a neglected disease in Public Health Services. This study aims to determine the frequency of Toxocara spp. infection in children attended by the Health Public Service of Hospital Municipal de Maringá, Sou...

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Main Authors: Márcia L. Paludo, Dina L.M. Falavigna, Guita R. Elefant, Mônica L. Gomes, Magda L.M. Baggio, Luciano B. Amadei, Ana Lúcia Falavigna-Guilherme
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2007-12-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652007000600002