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Visceral Larva Migrans in Immigrants from Latin America

Authors :
Francesca F. Norman
Ana Pérez de Ayala
José-Antonio Pérez-Molina
Teresa Gárate
Mercedes Rodriquez-Ferrer
Miriam Navarro
Maria-Carmen Turrientes
Rogelio López-Vélez
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 17, Iss 7, Pp 1263-1265 (2011), Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Year :
2011
Publisher :
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011.

Abstract

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.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806059 and 10806040
Volume :
17
Issue :
7
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....e2b0f8b85aecb133e62477b4aabdbe24