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http://dx.doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2012.50.1.23

Transmission of $Toxocara$ $canis$ via Ingestion of Raw Cow Liver: A Cross-Sectional Study in Healthy Adults  

Choi, Dong-Il (Department of Radiology and Center for Imaging Science, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Lim, Jae-Hoon (Department of Radiology and Center for Imaging Science, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Choi, Dong-Chull (Department of Internal Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Lee, Kyung-Soo (Department of Radiology and Center for Imaging Science, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Paik, Seung-Woon (Department of Internal Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Kim, Sun-Hee (Department of Laboratory Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Choi, Yoon-Ho (Center for Health Promotion, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Huh, Sun (Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, Hallym University)
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Parasites, Hosts and Diseases / v.50, no.1, 2012 , pp. 23-27 More about this Journal
Abstract
The aim of this study is to ascertain the relationship between ingestion of raw cow liver and $Toxocara$ $canis$ infection. A total of 150 apparently healthy adults were divided into 2 groups; 1 group consisted of 86 adults with positive results of Toxocara ELISA, and the other group of 64 adults with negative results. One researcher collected the history of ingestion of raw cow liver within 1 year and recent history of keeping dogs. Among 86 seropositive adults for $T.$ $canis$, 68 (79.1%) had a recent history of ingestion of raw cow liver. Multivariate statistical analysis showed that a recent ingestion of raw cow liver and keeping dogs were related to an increased risk of toxocariasis (odds ratios, 4.4 and 3.7; and 95% confidence intervals, 1.9-10.2 and 1.2-11.6, respectively). A recent history of ingestion of raw cow liver and keeping dogs was significantly associated with toxocariasis.
Keywords
Toxocara canis; toxocariasis; visceral larva migrans; liver; food-borne helminthiasis;
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