| Autor: |
Miroslava Fecková, Daniela Antolová, Grzegorz Zaleśny, Monika Halánová, Gabriela Štrkolcová, Mária Goldová, Tatiana Weissová, Branislav Lukáč, Mária Nováková |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2020 |
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| Zdroj: |
Journal of Infection and Public Health, Vol 13, Iss 8, Pp 1107-1111 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1876-0341 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.jiph.2020.04.006 |
| Popis: |
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: For the detection of anti-Toxocara antibodies, an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) based on an excretory–secretory (E/S) antigen of Toxocara canis was used. Results: The overall seropositivity to Toxocara in 1489 evaluated sera was 3.7%. The seropositivity of Roma children/young people (40.3%) was significantly higher when compared with all other analysed groups. Among adult respondents, the positivity of farmers and hunters (5.5% and 5.1%, respectively) was significantly higher (p |
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