Sero-epidemiology of toxocariasis in school children
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SUMMARY: The seroprevalence of toxocariasis was investigated in 2129 school children ranging in age from 4 to 19 years. Infection, as measured by titre, was found to be high compared to values obtained from children in other countries, with 31% having a titre of ≥ 1:50 and 3·1% having titres of ≥ 1:800. Relalionships between seroprevalence and host factors including age, sex and location, and risk factors including geophagia, thumbsucking and pet ownership were explored. Age was found to be a significant factor in relation to infeclion with Toxocara. Males were significantly more infected than females, as were the inhabitants of rural schools versus urban schools. The percentage of seropositive children varied widely from school to school. Geophagia and pet ownership were found to be significantly associated with toxocariasis. Logistic regression analysis was used to model the relative contribution of these factors to infection wilh Toxocara. While this analysis identified factors which were highly significantly associated with Toxocara titre, the odds ratios were generally low indicating ihe low specificity of the model.
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- Authors
- Holland, C. V., O'Lorcain, P., Taylor, M. R. H., & Kelly, A.
- Affiliations
- Trinity College Dublin (IE)
- ORCID
- Holland, C. V.
- Venue
- Parasitology
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Published
- 1995-06
- Volume
- 110
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 535-545
- ISSN
- 0031-1820 (ISSN-L)
- 1469-8161
- OpenAlex
- W2012576473
- Cited by
- 118
- References
- 23
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- FWCI
- 2.24
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Parasitology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Parasitic infections in humans and animals
- Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Parasitology › Parasites and Host Interactions
- Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Helminth infection and control
- Keywords
- toxocariasis, Toxocara, seroprevalence, elementary school students, geophagy, pet ownership, age and sex differences, urban-rural differences, risk factors, seroepidemiology
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Age Factors, Animals, Antibodies, Helminth, Child, Child, Preschool, Disease Vectors, Dogs, Female, Humans, Ireland, Male, Risk Factors, Rural Population, Sex Characteristics, Toxocariasis, Urban Population, Logistic Models
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