[Toxocariasis in the Tula region].
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.
Oshevskaia
Z A
ZA
Derzhavina
T Iu
TIu
Terina
G P
GP
Mikholap
L S
LS
Liapina
N I
NI
Anisimkina
V V
VV
Kononova
L V
LV
Shun'kova
A I
AI
Shishkina
L I
LI
Bazhazhina
N V
NV
Gel'shteĭb
V S
VS
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*