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Seroepidemiological Study of Toxocariasis among Volunteers Animal Husbandry Workers and Veterinary in Southern Anatolia in Turkey in 2014

Background: Human toxocariasis is a parasitic infection caused by the larvae of Toxocara canis. We examine the Toxocara seroprevalance in veterinarians and animal husbandry workers living in the Mugla Province, Turkey to evaluate better the risk factors for Toxocara exposure. Methods: In 2014, 376 v...

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Autores principales: SOZEN, Hamdi, CITIL, Burak E, CAYLAK, Selmin, GOKMEN, Aysegul A, KAYA, Selçuk, DEMIRCI, Mustafa, KORKMAZ, Metin, SAHIN, Cem, KIRLI, Ismail
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Publicado: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4662748/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26622303
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author SOZEN, Hamdi
CITIL, Burak E
CAYLAK, Selmin
GOKMEN, Aysegul A
KAYA, Selçuk
DEMIRCI, Mustafa
KORKMAZ, Metin
SAHIN, Cem
KIRLI, Ismail
author_facet SOZEN, Hamdi
CITIL, Burak E
CAYLAK, Selmin
GOKMEN, Aysegul A
KAYA, Selçuk
DEMIRCI, Mustafa
KORKMAZ, Metin
SAHIN, Cem
KIRLI, Ismail
author_sort SOZEN, Hamdi
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description Background: Human toxocariasis is a parasitic infection caused by the larvae of Toxocara canis. We examine the Toxocara seroprevalance in veterinarians and animal husbandry workers living in the Mugla Province, Turkey to evaluate better the risk factors for Toxocara exposure. Methods: In 2014, 376 volunteers participated in the study in 2014. All blood specimens were tested using a commercial enzyme immunoassay kit and ELISA positive samples were confirmed by Western Blot (WB) method. Results: The seroprevalence of Toxocara, as determined by WB, was 8%. A statistically significant correlation was evident between patient age and Toxocara positivity among animal husbandry workers (P = 0.029). A strong association was also evident between sex and seropositivity in the animal husbandry group (P=0.024). Veterinarians working in pet clinics did in fact exhibit higher Toxocara seropositivities relative to those of other groups (P = 0.029). A statistically significant difference was detected between the rural geographic areas surveyed (P = 0.04). Conclusion: In Mugla Province, seroprevalence of Toxocara is lower than other regions. Despite the low seroprevalence observed, especially in high risk professions toxocariasis remains an important medical concern within the region.
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spelling pubmed-46627482015-11-30 Seroepidemiological Study of Toxocariasis among Volunteers Animal Husbandry Workers and Veterinary in Southern Anatolia in Turkey in 2014 SOZEN, Hamdi CITIL, Burak E CAYLAK, Selmin GOKMEN, Aysegul A KAYA, Selçuk DEMIRCI, Mustafa KORKMAZ, Metin SAHIN, Cem KIRLI, Ismail Iran J Parasitol Original Article Background: Human toxocariasis is a parasitic infection caused by the larvae of Toxocara canis. We examine the Toxocara seroprevalance in veterinarians and animal husbandry workers living in the Mugla Province, Turkey to evaluate better the risk factors for Toxocara exposure. Methods: In 2014, 376 volunteers participated in the study in 2014. All blood specimens were tested using a commercial enzyme immunoassay kit and ELISA positive samples were confirmed by Western Blot (WB) method. Results: The seroprevalence of Toxocara, as determined by WB, was 8%. A statistically significant correlation was evident between patient age and Toxocara positivity among animal husbandry workers (P = 0.029). A strong association was also evident between sex and seropositivity in the animal husbandry group (P=0.024). Veterinarians working in pet clinics did in fact exhibit higher Toxocara seropositivities relative to those of other groups (P = 0.029). A statistically significant difference was detected between the rural geographic areas surveyed (P = 0.04). Conclusion: In Mugla Province, seroprevalence of Toxocara is lower than other regions. Despite the low seroprevalence observed, especially in high risk professions toxocariasis remains an important medical concern within the region. Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2015 /pmc/articles/PMC4662748/ /pubmed/26622303 Text en Copyright © Iranian Society of Parasitology & Tehran University of Medical Sciences This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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SOZEN, Hamdi
CITIL, Burak E
CAYLAK, Selmin
GOKMEN, Aysegul A
KAYA, Selçuk
DEMIRCI, Mustafa
KORKMAZ, Metin
SAHIN, Cem
KIRLI, Ismail
Seroepidemiological Study of Toxocariasis among Volunteers Animal Husbandry Workers and Veterinary in Southern Anatolia in Turkey in 2014
title Seroepidemiological Study of Toxocariasis among Volunteers Animal Husbandry Workers and Veterinary in Southern Anatolia in Turkey in 2014
title_full Seroepidemiological Study of Toxocariasis among Volunteers Animal Husbandry Workers and Veterinary in Southern Anatolia in Turkey in 2014
title_fullStr Seroepidemiological Study of Toxocariasis among Volunteers Animal Husbandry Workers and Veterinary in Southern Anatolia in Turkey in 2014
title_full_unstemmed Seroepidemiological Study of Toxocariasis among Volunteers Animal Husbandry Workers and Veterinary in Southern Anatolia in Turkey in 2014
title_short Seroepidemiological Study of Toxocariasis among Volunteers Animal Husbandry Workers and Veterinary in Southern Anatolia in Turkey in 2014
title_sort seroepidemiological study of toxocariasis among volunteers animal husbandry workers and veterinary in southern anatolia in turkey in 2014
topic Original Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4662748/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26622303
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