title: Seroprevalence of toxocariasis in children and adults in Madrid and Tenerife, Spain.
abstract: A study on the seroprevalence of toxocariasis, using ELISA with Toxocara larval excretory-secretory antigens, was carried out on human populations in two regions of Spain. Sera from a population of 195 children from Madrid and 143 children from Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canary Isles), showed a prevalence of 0% and 4.2% respectively. Sera from a population of 272 adults from Madrid and 803 adults from Santa Cruz de Tenerife showed a prevalence of 3.6% and 17.4%. Reasons for these differences in the seroprevalence of Toxocara in the different age groups from the two regions are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de CC. Experimentales y Técnicas, Universidad San Pablo CEU, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fenoy
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cuellar
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Guillen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000097:blood*; D000947:Antigens, Helminth / Q000276:immunology; D001266:Atlantic Islands / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva / Q000276:immunology; D015995:Prevalence; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D014119:Toxocara / Q000276:immunology*; D014120:Toxocariasis / Q000453:epidemiology*
chemical_list: D000909:Antibodies, Helminth; D000947:Antigens, Helminth