Toxocara seroprevalence among clinically healthy individuals, pregnant women and psychiatric patients and associated risk factors in Shandong Province, Eastern China.

• Main Authors: Wei Cong (Author), Xiao-Xuan Zhang (Author), Na Zhou (Author), Chang-Zheng Yu (Author), Jia Chen (Author), Xiang-Yang Wang (Author), Bing Li (Author), Ai-Dong Qian (Author), Xing-Quan Zhu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Toxocarosis is a widespread zoonosis caused by the ascarid nematodes Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati, which primarily infect dogs and cats, respectively. Most human infections with Toxocara are asymptomatic; however, some infected individuals may develop a serious illness and even death. Neverthele...