Seroprevalence of Human Toxocariasis in Denmark

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作者
Stensvold, Christen R. [1 ]
Skov, Jakob [2 ]
Moller, Lone N.
Jensen, Per M. [3 ]
Kapel, Christian M. O. [3 ]
Petersen, Eskild [4 ]
Nielsen, Henrik V.
机构
[1] Statens Serum Inst, Parasitol Lab, Dept Bacteriol Mycol & Parasitol, DK-2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark
[2] Univ Copenhagen, Fac Life Sci, Dept Vet Dis Biol, Frederiksberg, Denmark
[3] Univ Copenhagen, Fac Life Sci, Dept Agr & Ecol, Frederiksberg, Denmark
[4] Aarhus Univ Hosp, Dept Infect Dis, DK-8000 Aarhus, Denmark
关键词
TOXOPLASMA-GONDII; PREGNANT-WOMEN; IMMUNODIAGNOSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INFECTION; TOXOCAROSIS; CANIS; ASSAY;
D O I
10.1128/CVI.00234-09
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
The seroprevalence of Toxocara in the Danish population was assessed from 3,247 sera from individuals originally screened for toxoplasmosis. Of 87 enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay-positive sera, 79 were confirmed by Western blotting, yielding a crude seroprevalence of 2.4%. This indicates that the seroprevalence of toxocariasis in Denmark is low compared to those in other European countries.
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