Serological, clinical and epidemiological evaluation of toxocariasis in urban areas of south Brazil Avaliação sorológica, clínica e epidemiológica da toxocaríase em áreas urbanas do sul do Brasil
Toxocariasis is a worldwide public-health problem that poses major risks to children who may accidentally ingest embryonated eggs of Toxocara. The objectives of this study were to investigate the occurrence of anti-Toxocara spp. antibodies in children and adolescents and the variables that may be in...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2010-04-01
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| 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=S0036-46652010000200002 |