Seroprevalence of Toxocara canis infection and associated risk factors among primary schoolchildren in rural Southern Thailand
Abstract Background Human toxocariasis is a parasitic zoonosis caused by a parasite in the genus Toxocara and is transmitted mainly by the accidental ingestion of embryonated Toxocara canis (dog roundworm) or T. cati (cat roundworm) eggs. Several studies reported that children were the main populati...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-04-01
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| Series: | Tropical Medicine and Health |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41182-020-00211-0 |