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SUBMITTER: Liu EW
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5806997 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Liu Eugene W EW Chastain Holly M HM Shin Sun Hee SH Wiegand Ryan E RE Kruszon-Moran Deanna D Handali Sukwan S Jones Jeffrey L JL
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 20180101 2
<h4>Background</h4>Toxocariasis results from infection with larval stages of a dog and cat intestinal nematode and causes human morbidity. The current United States estimate of Toxocara exposure is 13.9% (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey [NHANES] III [1988-1994]).<h4>Methods</h4>We used a multiplex bead-based assay (Tc-CTL-1MBA) with purified Toxocara canis antigen to estimate Toxocara antibody seroprevalence in serum of 13 509 persons aged ≥6 years from NHANES 2011-2014 and iden ...[more]