title: Transmission of Toxocara canis via ingestion of raw cow liver: a cross-sectional study in healthy adults.
abstract: The aim of this study is to ascertain the relationship between ingestion of raw cow liver and Toxocara canis infection. A total of 150 apparently healthy adults were divided into 2 groups; 1 group consisted of 86 adults with positive results of Toxocara ELISA, and the other group of 64 adults with negative results. One researcher collected the history of ingestion of raw cow liver within 1 year and recent history of keeping dogs. Among 86 seropositive adults for T. canis, 68 (79.1%) had a recent history of ingestion of raw cow liver. Multivariate statistical analysis showed that a recent ingestion of raw cow liver and keeping dogs were related to an increased risk of toxocariasis (odds ratios, 4.4 and 3.7; and 95% confidence intervals, 1.9-10.2 and 1.2-11.6, respectively). A recent history of ingestion of raw cow liver and keeping dogs was significantly associated with toxocariasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Center for Imaging Science, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 135-710, Korea.
authors.forename: Dongil
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Jae Hoon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Dong-Chull
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Kyung Soo
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Seung Woon
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Paik
authors.forename: Sun-Hee
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Yoon-Ho
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Sun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Huh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004435:Eating; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017166:Toxocara canis / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*; D014120:Toxocariasis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000635:transmission*