Seroepidemiology of human toxocariasis in selected population groups in Slovakia: A cross-sectional study

Seroepidemiology of human toxocariasis in selected population groups in Slovakia: A cross-sectional study

Background: Human toxocariasis is a cosmopolitan helminthic zoonosis caused by roundworms of the genus Toxocara. The study aimed at a cross-sectional analysis of seropositivity to Toxocara spp. in selected groups of population in Slovakia and an estimate of the risk factors of infection. Methods: Fo...

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Main Authors: Miroslava Fecková, Daniela Antolová, Grzegorz Zaleśny, Monika Halánová, Gabriela Štrkolcová, Mária Goldová, Tatiana Weissová, Branislav Lukáč, Mária Nováková
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-08-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
Subjects:
Toxocara spp.
Larval toxocariasis
Seroprevalence
Risk factors
Slovakia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034120304433

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