Seroprevalence of Toxocariasis in Children in Kashmir, J&K State, India

Background: Toxocariasis is a zoonotic disease caused by the ascarid of dogs and cats, the main representative of which is a Toxocara canis. Distribution of the disease is world wide and is more prevalent in children. The present study was carried out in children of Kashmir valley, to determine the...

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Main Authors: PA Dar, SA Wani, BA Sofi, GN Yattoo, S Tanveer, ZA Dar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2008-12-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Parasitology
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Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/12319.pdf&manuscript_id=12319