Seroprevalence of Toxocara infection among healthy individuals referred to the medical center laboratories in Tehran City, Capital of Iran

<h2>Background: Toxocarosis is a zoonotic disease with worldwide distribution. Humans’ infection occurred by incidental ingestion of eggs shed in feces of dogs or cats. Studies on general population are rare in Iran. In this cross-sectional study, we investigated seroprevalence, and risk facto...

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Main Authors: Zahra Baghani, Hooshang Khazan, Mohammad Reza Sohrabi, Ali Rostami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences 2018-04-01
Series:Novelty in Biomedicine
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Online Access:http://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/nbm/article/view/16938