Frequency of Human Toxocariasis in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria

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...

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Published inMemórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz Vol. 95; no. 2; pp. 147 - 149
Main Authors Ajayi, O O, Duhlinska, D D, Agwale, S M, Njoku, M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Portuguese
Published Brazil Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz 01.04.2000
Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Animals
Antibodies, Helminth - blood
Chi-Square Distribution
Child
Child, Preschool
Dogs
enzyme
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Female
Humans
linked immunosorbent assay
Male
Nigeria
Nigeria - epidemiology
PARASITOLOGY
Seroepidemiologic Studies
seroprevalence
Toxocara
Toxocara canis - immunology
Toxocariasis - blood
Toxocariasis - epidemiology
TROPICAL MEDICINE
Nigeria
enzyme
seroprevalence
linked immunosorbent assay
Toxocara
Nigeria
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Summary: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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ISSN:1678-8060
0074-0276
1678-8060
0074-0276
DOI:10.1590/S0074-02762000000200002