Epidemiology of Toxocariasis in England and Wales

K Halsby; L Senyonjo; S Gupta; G Ladbury; M Suvari; P Chiodini; D Morgan

doi:10.1111/zph.12259

Epidemiology of Toxocariasis in England and Wales

Zoonoses Public Health. 2016 Nov;63(7):529-533. doi: 10.1111/zph.12259. Epub 2016 Feb 20.

Authors

K Halsby¹, L Senyonjo², S Gupta², G Ladbury², M Suvari³, P Chiodini^{3

4

5}, D Morgan⁶

Affiliations

¹ Emerging and Zoonotic Infections Section, Directorate, Public Health England, London, UK. kate.halsby@phe.gov.uk.
² Former Employee of the Health Protection Agency, Public Health England, London, UK.
³ Hospital for Tropical Diseases, London, UK.
⁴ NIHR University College London Hospitals Biomedical Research Centre, London, UK.
⁵ London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
⁶ Emerging and Zoonotic Infections Section, Directorate, Public Health England, London, UK.

PMID: 26895794
DOI: 10.1111/zph.12259

Abstract

Toxocara infection occurs through ingestion of parasite eggs excreted by dogs and cats, and can cause severe morbidity. The burden of disease in England and Wales is not well described, and the impact of public health campaigns conducted in the mid-1990s is uncertain. This paper uses data from two extensive databases to explore the trends in this disease in England and Wales from the 1970s to 2009.

Keywords: England; Toxocara; Wales; epidemiology.

Publication types

Review
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
England / epidemiology
Humans
Toxocariasis / epidemiology*
Toxocariasis / parasitology
Wales / epidemiology
Zoonoses / epidemiology*