Abstract
Prevalence of Toxocara canis antibodies was studied in a poor community of Bogotá, Colombia. Two-hundred-sevem patients, from both sexes and all age groups, were studied. Positive Elisa titers were found in 47.5% of the population, a high prevalence compared with reports from developed countries. T. canis ova were positive in 43.6% of fecal samples from dog puppies. An endemic pattern of the disease is described: socioeconomic status, weathers, pollution, poor hygiene and a significant population of infected dogs. Neither the physical examination nor Elisa titers could detect any case of T. canis disease.
Toxocara canis; epidemiology; serology; ELISA; prevalence
Human and dogs Toxocara canis infection in a poor neighborhood in Bogota
C. Agudelo1
E. Villareal2
E. Caceres1
C. Lopez1
J. Eljach3
N. Ramirez1
C. Hernandez1
A. Corredor1
Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Facultad de Medicina, Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Bogotá, Colombia
Instituto Nacional de Salud, Grupo de Parasitología, Centro Administrativo Nacional, Bogotá, Colombia
Secretaría de Salud Pública, Bogotá, Colombia
Prevalence of Toxocara canis antibodies was studied in a poor community of Bogotá, Colombia. Two-hundred-sevem patients, from both sexes and all age groups, were studied. Positive Elisa titers were found in 47.5% of the population, a high prevalence compared with reports from developed countries. T. canis ova were positive in 43.6% of fecal samples from dog puppies. An endemic pattern of the disease is described: socioeconomic status, weathers, pollution, poor hygiene and a significant population of infected dogs. Neither the physical examination nor Elisa titers could detect any case of T. canis disease.
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Mar 1990
