Frequency of human toxocariasis in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Oo Ajayi¹  Dd Duhlinska¹  Sm Agwale¹  M Njoku¹ 

[1] ,University of JosJos,Nigeria

关键词: seroprevalence;    Toxocara;    enzyme;    linked immunosorbent assay;    Nigeria;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0074-02762000000200002

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (Elisa) was used to examine sera of 104 children and adults in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria for anti-toxocaral antibodies, out of which 31 (29.8%) were reactive. The seropositive rates were 30.4% for adults, 29.6% for children, 34% for females and 25.9% for males. However, the differences were not significant by age and sex. A highly significant association (p < 0.001) was observed between seropositivity and geophagia but none between seropositivity and dog ownership (p > 0.05).

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