Toxocariasis in children attending a Public Health Service Pneumology Unit in Paraná State, Brazil

Toxocariasis in children attending a Public Health Service Pneumology Unit in Paraná State, Brazil

The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) is the most widely used tool to detect anti-Toxocara IgG antibodies for both serodiagnostic and seroepidemiological surveys on human toxocariasis. In the last eight years a high prevalence of toxocariasis (32.2-56.0%) has been reported in children attend...

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Main Authors: Edson V. Guilherme, Ariella A. Marchioro, Silvana M. Araujo, Dina Lúcia Morais Falavigna, Carolina Adami, Gustavo Falavigna-Guilherme, Guita Rubinsky-Elefant, Ana Lucia Falavigna-Guilherme
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2013-06-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Toxocara spp.
Children
Respiratory tract
Toxocariasis
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