Epidemiological Studies on Toxocara Canis Infection in Children in Madras City
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1985
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TANUVAS
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A total of 527 soil samples collected from various public places in Madras City, and Toxocara eggs were recovered from 97 (18.41%) of them. Among different locations, parks showed the highest contamination rate of 46.43% with Toxocara eggs. Toxocara antibodies were detected in sera of 6 children of 82 children tested.
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Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Epidemiological studies, Toxocara canis, Infection in children, Infection in children, Madras city