Epidemiology and diagnostics of larval toxocarosis
Authors:
H. Bílková Fránková 1,2; A. Hozák 1; J. Povová 1; V. Janout 1
Authors‘ workplace:
Ústav epidemiologie a ochrany veřejného zdraví, Lékařská fakulta OU v Ostravě Vedoucí: prof. MUDr. Vladimír Janout, CSc.
1; Zdravotní ústav se sídlem v Ostravě Ředitel: RNDr. Petr Hapala
2
Published in:
Prakt. Lék. 2014; 94(5): 213-216
Category:
Reviews
Overview
Larval toxocarosis is the most frequent tissue helmintosis in the Czech Republic. The review article on epidemiology and diagnostics of larval toxocarosis is dealing with the agent and its cycle of development, with clinical symptoms in animals as well as men, with the occurence of this disease in the Czech Republic and abroad and with the transmission of this infection to men. In diagnostics of larval toxocarosis the only diagnostic method, apart of imaging technique, is examination of antibodies. Basic diagnostic method for confirmation or exclusion of diagnosis is immunoenzymatic demonstration of specific IgG antibodies. Complementary test may be demonstration of antibodies against highly specific antigens by westernblot method. In the end this review article is dealing with prevention and treatment of this infection.
Keywords:
larval toxocarosis – epidemiology – diagnostics – prevention
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