title: Seroprevalence of human toxocariasis in Denmark.
abstract: The seroprevalence of Toxocara in the Danish population was assessed from 3,247 sera from individuals originally screened for toxoplasmosis. Of 87 enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay-positive sera, 79 were confirmed by Western blotting, yielding a crude seroprevalence of 2.4%. This indicates that the seroprevalence of toxocariasis in Denmark is low compared to those in other European countries.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Parasitology, Department of Bacteriology, Mycology and Parasitology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark. RUN@ssi.dk
authors.forename: Christen R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Stensvold
authors.forename: Jakob
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Skov
authors.forename: Lone N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Møller
authors.forename: Per M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: Christian M O
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Kapel
authors.forename: Eskild
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Petersen
authors.forename: Henrik V
authors.initials: HV
authors.lastname: Nielsen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000097:blood; D015153:Blotting, Western / Q000379:methods; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D014119:Toxocara / Q000276:immunology*; D014120:Toxocariasis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000909:Antibodies, Helminth; D007074:Immunoglobulin G