Seroprevalence of anti-Toxocara canis antibodies and associated risk factors among dog owners in the rural community of Nakhon Si Thammarat province, southern Thailand

• Published in: Tropical Medicine and Health
• Main Authors: Prasit Na-Ek, Udomsak Narkkul, Nonthapan Phasuk, Chuchard Punsawad
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2022
• Subjects: Seroprevalence; Toxocara canis; Dog owner; Thailand; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic; Nakhon
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-022-00425-4; https://doaj.org/article/12d0ffa8e30842f980d95071e347d9b2

Abstract Background Human toxocariasis is a zoonotic parasitic disease caused by the Toxocara canis and T. cati nematodes larvae. Dog owners are at a higher risk of acquiring T. canis infection, and there is no available evidence regarding the seroprevalence of T. canis infection among dog owners in...