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. 1994;80(6):531-6.
doi: 10.1007/BF00932703.

Epidemiologic approach to human toxocariasis in western France

B Gueglio  1 , L de Gentile, J M Nguyen, J Achard, D Chabasse, M Marjolet
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Epidemiologic approach to human toxocariasis in western France

B Gueglio et al. Parasitol Res. 1994.

Abstract

Toxocara canis is a common parasite in puppies. The danger to human health has not been properly established. We estimated the current incidence of this pathogen in two western districts of France, Loire-Atlantique and Maine et Loire. Blood samples from 1836 eosino-philic patients were collected and tested by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) excretory-secretory Toxocara antigen test. We obtained positive results in 22% of the cases and highly positive results in 7%. The ELISA data seemed to be age-dependent, with older patients having more positive results (P < 0.0001). The interlaboratory distribution of positive test results was statistically significantly different (P < 0.0001), suggesting regional sources. The main clinical expressions of toxocariasis were: asthenia, gastric pain, and pulmonary disease. Individual and collective surveys of this zoonotic disease need to be carried out.

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