Toxocariasis in North America: A Systematic Review

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dc.citation.firstpagee3116
dc.citation.issueNumber8
dc.citation.journalTitlePLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
dc.citation.volumeNumber8
dc.contributor.authorLee, Rachel M.
dc.contributor.authorMoore, Laura B.
dc.contributor.authorBottazzi, Maria Elena
dc.contributor.authorHotez, Peter J.
dc.contributor.orgJames A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-13T17:49:21Z
dc.date.available2016-07-13T17:49:21Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractToxocariasis is an important neglected tropical disease that can manifest as visceral or ocular larva migrans, or covert toxocariasis. All three forms pose a public health problem and cause significant morbidity in areas of high prevalence. To determine the burden of toxocariasis in North America, we conducted a systematic review of the literature following PRISMA guidelines. We found 18 articles with original prevalence, incidence, or case data for toxocariasis. Prevalence estimates ranged from 0.6% in a Canadian Inuit community to 30.8% in Mexican children with asthma. Commonly cited risk factors included: African-American race, poverty, male sex, and pet ownership or environmental contamination by animal feces. Increased prevalence of Toxocara spp. infection was linked in a group of case control studies conducted in Mexico to several high risk groups including waste pickers, asthmatic children, and inpatient psychiatry patients. Further research is needed to determine the true current burden of toxocariasis in North America; however the prevalence estimates gathered in this review suggest that the burden of disease is significant.
dc.identifier.citationLee, Rachel M., Moore, Laura B., Bottazzi, Maria Elena, et al.. "Toxocariasis in North America: A Systematic Review." <i>PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases,</i> 8, no. 8 (2014) Public Library of Science: e3116. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003116.
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003116
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/90871
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherPublic Library of Science
dc.relation.urihttp://bakerinstitute.org/research/toxocariasis-north-america-systematic-review/en_US
dc.titleToxocariasis in North America: A Systematic Review
dc.typeJournal article
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