Seroepidemiology of human toxocariasis in selected population groups in Slovakia: A cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Miroslava Fecková (Author), Daniela Antolová (Author), Grzegorz Zaleśny (Author), Monika Halánová (Author), Gabriela Štrkolcová (Author), Mária Goldová (Author), Tatiana Weissová (Author), Branislav Lukáč (Author), Mária Nováková (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Human toxocariasis is a cosmopolitan helminthic zoonosis caused by roundworms of the genus Toxocara. The study aimed at a cross-sectional analysis of seropositivity to Toxocara spp. in selected groups of population in Slovakia and an estimate of the risk factors of infection. Methods: Fo...