title: Seroprevalence of toxocariasis in children aged 1-9 years in western Islamic Republic of Iran, 2003.
abstract: We determined the seroprevalence of Toxocara canis infection in 544 children under 10 years randomly selected from urban and rural areas of Hamadan. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used for detection of antibodies to T. canis excretion-secretion antigens. Using a questionnaire, epidemiological factors associated with infection were examined, including age, sex, residence. Antibodies to T. canis were detected in 29 children (5.3%) and 19 children (3.5%) were categorized as borderline positive; thus together this gave a prevalence of toxocariasis of 8.8%. No significant differences were found in terms of sex, age and residence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Islamic Republic of Iran. mohfall@yahoo.com
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fallah
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Azimi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Taherkhani
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic / Q000469:parasitology; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004285:Dogs / Q000469:parasitology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D015981:Epidemiologic Factors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D007223:Infant; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012307:Risk Factors; D012423:Rural Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D017678:Sex Distribution; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017166:Toxocara canis / Q000276:immunology; D014120:Toxocariasis / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000469:parasitology; D014504:Urban Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D000909:Antibodies, Helminth; D007074:Immunoglobulin G