A prospective seroepidemiological study of toxocariasis during early childhood in coastal Ecuador: potential for congenital transmission and risk factors for infection

A prospective seroepidemiological study of toxocariasis during early childhood in coastal Ecuador: potential for congenital transmission and risk factors for infection

Abstract Background Although Toxocara spp. infection has a worldwide distribution, to our knowledge, no data from birth cohorts have been reported in published studies on the potential for congenital transmission and determinants of infection in early childhood. Methods We followed 290 mother-infant...

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Main Authors: Aida Y. Oviedo-Vera, Irina Chis Ster, Martha E. Chico, Marcia B. Silva, Luis F. Salazar-Garcés, Neuza M. Alcantara-Neves, Philip J. Cooper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Toxocara spp.
Birth cohort
Congenital transmission
Seroprevalence
Seroconversion
Risk factors
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04575-4

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04575-4

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