Visceral Larva Migrans in Immigrants from Latin America

To determine whether increased migration is associated with an increase in incidence of toxocariasis (visceral larva migrans), we analyzed clinical data obtained from immigrants from Latin America. Although infection with Toxocara sp. roundworm larvae is distributed worldwide, seroprevalence is high...

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Autores principales: Turrientes, Maria-Carmen, Pérez de Ayala, Ana, Norman, Francesca, Navarro, Miriam, Pérez-Molina, José-Antonio, Rodriquez-Ferrer, Mercedes, Gárate, Teresa, López-Vélez, Rogelio
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3381370/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21762582
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1707.101204
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author Turrientes, Maria-Carmen
Pérez de Ayala, Ana
Norman, Francesca
Navarro, Miriam
Pérez-Molina, José-Antonio
Rodriquez-Ferrer, Mercedes
Gárate, Teresa
López-Vélez, Rogelio
author_facet Turrientes, Maria-Carmen
Pérez de Ayala, Ana
Norman, Francesca
Navarro, Miriam
Pérez-Molina, José-Antonio
Rodriquez-Ferrer, Mercedes
Gárate, Teresa
López-Vélez, Rogelio
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description To determine whether increased migration is associated with an increase in incidence of toxocariasis (visceral larva migrans), we analyzed clinical data obtained from immigrants from Latin America. Although infection with Toxocara sp. roundworm larvae is distributed worldwide, seroprevalence is highest in tropical and subtropical areas.
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spelling pubmed-33813702012-06-28 Visceral Larva Migrans in Immigrants from Latin America Turrientes, Maria-Carmen Pérez de Ayala, Ana Norman, Francesca Navarro, Miriam Pérez-Molina, José-Antonio Rodriquez-Ferrer, Mercedes Gárate, Teresa López-Vélez, Rogelio Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch To determine whether increased migration is associated with an increase in incidence of toxocariasis (visceral larva migrans), we analyzed clinical data obtained from immigrants from Latin America. Although infection with Toxocara sp. roundworm larvae is distributed worldwide, seroprevalence is highest in tropical and subtropical areas. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011-07 /pmc/articles/PMC3381370/ /pubmed/21762582 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1707.101204 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Turrientes, Maria-Carmen
Pérez de Ayala, Ana
Norman, Francesca
Navarro, Miriam
Pérez-Molina, José-Antonio
Rodriquez-Ferrer, Mercedes
Gárate, Teresa
López-Vélez, Rogelio
Visceral Larva Migrans in Immigrants from Latin America
title Visceral Larva Migrans in Immigrants from Latin America
title_full Visceral Larva Migrans in Immigrants from Latin America
title_fullStr Visceral Larva Migrans in Immigrants from Latin America
title_full_unstemmed Visceral Larva Migrans in Immigrants from Latin America
title_short Visceral Larva Migrans in Immigrants from Latin America
title_sort visceral larva migrans in immigrants from latin america
topic Dispatch
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3381370/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21762582
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1707.101204
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