Visceral Larva Migrans in Immigrants from Latin America

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Turrientes, Maria-Carmen ; Pérez de Ayala, Ana ; Norman, Francesca ; Navarro, Miriam ; Pérez-Molina, José-Antonio ; Rodriquez-Ferrer, Mercedes ; Gárate, Teresa ; López-Vélez, Rogelio
• Description:
  To determine whether increased migration is associated with an increase in incidence of toxocariasis (visceral larva migrans), we analyzed clinical data obtained from immigrants from Latin America. Although infection with Toxocara sp. roundworm larvae is distributed worldwide, seroprevalence is highest in tropical and subtropical areas.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Albendazole Animals Anthelmintics Antibodies, Helminth Child Child, Preschool Dispatch Emigrants And Immigrants Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Eosinophilia Female Humans Larva Migrans, Visceral Longitudinal Studies Male Seroepidemiologic Studies Toxocara

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 17(7):1263-1265.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Latin America ; Spain
• Location:
  Central America ; Europe
• Volume:
  17
• Issue:
  7
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:fb52bcd690643c05be0d7ef05c2f58218aa5d0654b72f25093183d4c25065505
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/18447/cdc_18447_DS1.pdf
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