Seroprevalence of human toxocariasis in Denmark

Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2009 Sep;16(9):1372-3. doi: 10.1128/CVI.00234-09. Epub 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 enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay-positive sera, 79 were confirmed by Western blotting, yielding a crude seroprevalence of 2.4%. This indicates that the seroprevalence of toxocariasis in Denmark is low compared to those in other European countries.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Helminth / blood
  • Blotting, Western / methods
  • Denmark / epidemiology
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / methods
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin G / blood
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies
  • Toxocara / immunology*
  • Toxocariasis / epidemiology*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Antibodies, Helminth
  • Immunoglobulin G