Seroprevalence of Toxocara canis infection in Czech Republic
Language English Country Czech Republic Media print
Document type Journal Article
PubMed
9787920
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- MeSH
- Child MeSH
- Adult MeSH
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay MeSH
- Infant MeSH
- Larva Migrans, Visceral epidemiology MeSH
- Middle Aged MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Adolescent MeSH
- Child, Preschool MeSH
- Prevalence MeSH
- Antibodies, Helminth blood MeSH
- Seroepidemiologic Studies MeSH
- Toxocara canis immunology MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Child MeSH
- Adult MeSH
- Infant MeSH
- Middle Aged MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Adolescent MeSH
- Male MeSH
- Child, Preschool MeSH
- Female MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Geographicals
- Czech Republic epidemiology MeSH
- Names of Substances
- Antibodies, Helminth MeSH
An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) with Toxocara canis excretion--secretion (TES) antigen was used for determination the seroprevalence of Toxocara canis infection in healthy population of several districts in Czech Republic. It was found that the seropositivity ranged from 5.8% to 36.0% in various districts. Valuation by sex, age, profession of the examined persons and different type of their habitation (urban or rural) was used. It is obvious that the percentage of seropositivity rise in dependence on the age of examined persons. This fact may be attributed to the longlasting serological positivity detected in ELISA reaction. Almost in all districts the positivity was higher in inhabitants with a rural type of habitation in comparison with urban residents. The geographical conditions in various districts play an important role in seropositivity of the population too.
Seroprevalence of Larval Toxocarosis in the Czech Republic
