| Title | Seroprevalence of human toxocariasis in Denmark. | | Author(s) | Stensvold CR, Skov J, Møller LN, Jensen PM, Kapel CM, Petersen E, Nielsen HV | | Institution | Department of Bacteriology, Mycology and Parasitology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Department of Veterinary Disease Biology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Department of Agriculture and Ecology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Department of Infectious Diseases, Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, Aarhus, Denmark. | | Source | Clin Vaccine Immunol 2009 Jul 29. | | Abstract | The seroprevalence of Toxocara in the Danish population was assessed from 3,247 sera from individuals originally screened for toxoplasmosis. Of 87 ELISA-positive sera, 79 were confirmed by Western Blot, yielding a crude seroprevalence of 2.4%. This indicates that the seroprevalence of toxocariasis in Denmark is low compared to other European countries. | | Language | ENG | | Pub Type(s) | JOURNAL ARTICLE
| | PubMed ID | 19641098 |
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