title: [Toxocariasis in the Tula region].
abstract: Serological survey of 2586 persons with suspected toxocariasis revealed Toxocara antigen titers in 644 (24.9%). Canine toxocariasis affliction was 25%, environmental Toxocara egg contamination was 3.2%. Seropositive persons were recorded in 22 of the 24 districts. A patient-carrier ratio was 1:1.6. Visceral toxocariasis was more frequently notified in children. The clinical picture was polysymptomatic with a predominance of intoxication (86%), temperature responses (49%), abdominal (37%) and pulmonary (30%) syndromes.
authors.forename: Z A
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Oshevskaia
authors.forename: T Iu
authors.initials: TIu
authors.lastname: Derzhavina
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Terina
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Mikholap
authors.forename: N I
authors.initials: NI
authors.lastname: Liapina
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Anisimkina
authors.forename: L V
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Kononova
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Shun'kova
authors.forename: L I
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: Shishkina
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Bazhazhina
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Gel'shteĭb
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002353:Carrier State; D004285:Dogs; D006801:Humans; D010270:Parasite Egg Count; D015995:Prevalence; D012426:Russia / Q000453:epidemiology; D014120:Toxocariasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000453:epidemiology*