Toxocariasis: America's Most Common Neglected Infection of Poverty and a Helminthiasis of Global Importance?

被引：204
作者：
Hotez, Peter J. [1 ,2 ]
Wilkins, Patricia P. [3 ]
机构：
[1] George Washington Univ, Dept Microbiol Immunol & Trop Med, Washington, DC 20052 USA
[2] Sabin Vaccine Inst, Washington, DC USA
[3] Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Div Parasit Dis, Natl Ctr Zoonot Vector Borne & Enter Dis, Atlanta, GA USA
来源：
PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES | 2009年 / 3卷 / 03期
关键词：
VISCERAL LARVA MIGRANS; OCULAR TOXOCARIASIS; ZOONOTIC TOXOCARIASIS; CHILDHOOD ASTHMA; CANIS INFECTION; UNITED-STATES; RISK-FACTORS; ANTIGEN; SEROPREVALENCE; CHILDREN;
D O I：
10.1371/journal.pntd.0000400
中图分类号：
R51 [传染病];
学科分类号：
100401 ;
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