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Seroprevalence of toxocariasis in a hospital based sample in Ireland

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THIS study provides, for the first time, an estimate of the prevalence of Toxocara infection in Irish children. Sera from 302 children aged two to five years attending a Dublin paediatric hospital in 1983 were examined for toxocaral antibodies. Fifty-seven (19%) of the children had significantly elevated specific antibody levels in the diagnostic range suggestive of current or past infection.

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Kenny, V., Allwright, S.P.A. Seroprevalence of toxocariasis in a hospital based sample in Ireland. IJMS 156, 361–363 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02954371

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