Epidemiology and control of child toxocariasis in the Western Brazilian Amazon - A population-based study

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 670-681

  Oliart Guzmań, Humberto ^a   Delfino, Breno M ^a   Martins, Antonio C ^a   Mantovani, Saulo A S ^a   Braña, Athos M ^a   Pereira, Thasciany M ^a   Branco, Fernando L C C ^a   Ramalho, Alanderson A ^a   Campos, Rhanderson G ^a   Fontoura, Pablo S ^b   De Araujo, Thiago S ^a   De Oliveira, Cristieli S M ^a   Muniz, Pascoal T ^a   Rubinsky Elefant, Guita ^b   Codȩco, Cláudia T ^c   Da Silva Nunes, Mon̂ica ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO ACRE   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HELMINTHIASIS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOOKWORM INFECTION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEROCONVERSION; SEROPREVALENCE; TOXOCARIASIS; URBAN AREA; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WHEEZING;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INFANT; MALE; PARASITE LOAD; PREVALENCE; TOXOCARA CANIS; TOXOCARIASIS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84898757005     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.13-0506     Document Type: Article

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