Seroprevalence and Modifiable Risk Factors for Toxocara spp. in Brazilian Schoolchildren

BACKGROUND: Toxocariasis is a worldwide helminthic zoonosis caused by infection with the larvae of the ascarid worms that comprise the Toxocara spp. Children are particularly prone to infection because they are exposed to the eggs in sandboxes and playgrounds contaminated with dog and cat feces. Cer...

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Autores principales: Cassenote, Alex J. F., de Abreu Lima, Alba R., Pinto Neto, José M., Rubinsky-Elefant, Guita
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4038482/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24874504
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002830

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4038482/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24874504
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002830

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