High Seroprevalence of Toxocara Infection among Mentally Retarded Patients in Hormozgan Province, Southern Iran

• Published in: Journal of Tropical Medicine
• Main Authors: Mostafa Omidian, Mariye Diyaleh, Ali Pouryousef, Habibollah Turki, Fattaneh Mikaeili, Bahador Sarkari
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Hindawi Limited 2021
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic; Charity
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/2771837; https://doaj.org/article/096c69185d4d441c8a6e7312d5949a9b

Mentally retarded individuals are more likely to become infected with soil-transmitted infections including toxocariasis. The current study aimed to determine the serostatus of toxocariasis among institutionalized mentally retarded individuals in Hormozgan Province, in the south of Iran. Subjects of...