Transmission of Toxocara canis via Ingestion of Raw Cow Liver: A Cross-Sectional Study in Healthy Adults.
- Author:
Dongil CHOI
1
;
Jae Hoon LIM
;
Dong Chull CHOI
;
Kyung Soo LEE
;
Seung Woon PAIK
;
Sun Hee KIM
;
Yoon Ho CHOI
;
Sun HUH
Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Keywords: Toxocara canis; toxocariasis; visceral larva migrans; liver; food-borne helminthiasis
- MeSH: Adult; Aged; Animals; Cattle; Cross-Sectional Studies; Eating; Female; Humans; Liver/*parasitology; Male; Middle Aged; Toxocara canis/isolation & purification/*physiology; Toxocariasis/parasitology/*physiopathology/*transmission
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology 2012;50(1):23-27
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- 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.
