Toxocariasis in North America: A Systematic Review

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dc.citation.firstpagee3116en_US
dc.citation.issueNumber8en_US
dc.citation.journalTitlePLoS Neglected Tropical Diseasesen_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber8en_US
dc.contributor.authorLee, Rachel M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMoore, Laura B.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBottazzi, Maria Elenaen_US
dc.contributor.authorHotez, Peter J.en_US
dc.contributor.orgJames A. Baker III Institute for Public Policyen_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-13T17:49:21Zen_US
dc.date.available2016-07-13T17:49:21Zen_US
dc.date.issued2014en_US
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.en_US
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.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003116en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/90871en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherPublic Library of Scienceen_US
dc.relation.urihttp://bakerinstitute.org/research/toxocariasis-north-america-systematic-review/en_US
dc.titleToxocariasis in North America: A Systematic Reviewen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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