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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Risk factors and prevalence of toxocariasis in pregnant women and diabetic patients compared to healthy adults in Ilam province, Western Iran
EXCLI Journal, Volume 17, Year 2018
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Description
Toxocara is one of the common intestinal nematodes in dogs and cats and is the agent of tissue migratory larvae in humans. Customarily, the prevalence of human toxocariasis hovers around 15.8 % in Iran. Furthermore, other research outcomes demonstrated a tendency for an outbreak of toxocariasis in Iran. Therefore, we carried out a cross-sectional study and assessed the seroprevalence of toxocariasis humans in Ilam Province, western of Iran. A total of 539 serum samples were collected between September 2017 and March 2018 from patients referred to the Health Centers of Ilam province, Iran. Serum samples were investigated for the presence of Toxocara using IgG antibodies, ELISA (Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay) kit. Risk factors such as contact with cats and dogs, living in rural areas were investigated among the study population. Out of 539 total samples collected, 97 cases (17.99 %) were positive for anti-toxocara IgG antibodies. These antibodies were recovered from serum samples of otherwise healthy adults (15.54 %, 49/296), pregnant women (21.16 %, 40/189) and diabetic patients (14.81 %, 8/54). This study showed significant relationship between toxocariasis and contact with animal pets in all studied groups (P value ≤ 0.05) and a significant relationship between toxocariasis and living in rural areas among pregnant women (P value ≤ 0.05). © 2018, Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Raissi, Vahid
Iran, Tehran
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Sohrabi, Zahra
Iran, Isfahan
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
Getso, Muhammad Ibrahim
Iran, Tehran
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Raiesi, Omid
Iran, Tehran
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Shabandoust, Hajar
Iran, Kerman
Kerman University of Medical Sciences
Etemadi, Soudabeh
Iran, Tehran
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Statistics
Citations: 16
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.17179/excli2018-1630
ISSN:
16112156
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Participants Gender
Female