Seroprevalence and risk factors of toxocariasis in preschool children in Aragua state, Venezuela

Conclusions
The results from this work show the presence of infection and a high prevalence of antibodies against Toxocara spp. in the studied municipalities and indicate that toxocariasis poses a serious health problem to preschool children in Aragua state.

Source: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - August 18, 2015 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Martinez, M., Garcia, H., Figuera, L., Gonzalez, V., Lamas, F., Lopez, K., Mijares, V., Corrales, Y., Lares, M., Ferrer, E. Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research