Frequency of human toxocariasis in a rural population from Cajamarca, Peru determined by DOT-ELISA test
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Frequency of human toxocariasis in a rural population from Cajamarca, Peru determined by DOT-ELISA test.
The aim of this study was to estimate the frequency of human toxocariasis in Cauday district, Cajamarca, Peru, using a dot-ELISA test. From June to October 2005, a total of 256 adult subjects were studied. Blood samples were collected for serology by a dot-ELISA test and for hematological examination. Parasitological examination was also carried out in stool samples to check cross-reactions in ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0036-4665
DOI: 10.1590/s0036-46652009000200002