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Visceral Larva Migrans in Immigrants from Latin America |
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| Authors: | Maria-Carmen Turrientes Ana P��rez de Ayala Francesca Norman Miriam Navarro Jos��-Antonio P��rez-Molina Mercedes Rodriquez-Ferrer Teresa G��rate Rogelio L��pez-V��lez |
| Institution: | Author affiliations: Ramón y Cajal Hospital, Madrid, Spain (M.-C. Turrientes, A. Pérez de Ayala, F. Norman, M. Navarro, J.-A. Pérez-Molina, R. López-Vélez);;Institute de Salud Carlos III, Madrid (T. Gárate, M. Rodriquez-Ferrer) |
| Abstract: | To determine whether increased migration is associated with an increase in incidence of toxocariasis (visceral larva migrans), we analyzed clinical data obtained from immigrants from Latin America. Although infection with Toxocara sp. roundworm larvae is distributed worldwide, seroprevalence is highest in tropical and subtropical areas. |
| Keywords: | toxocariasis visceral larva migrans immigrants parasites zoonoses Latin America dispatch |