Related Experiment Videos
Frequency of human toxocariasis in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
O O Ajayi1, D D Duhlinska, S M Agwale
1Applied Parasitology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Jos, Nigeria. ajayi@unijos.edu.ng
Memorias Do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
|March 25, 2000
Abstract:
The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (Elisa) was used to examine sera of 104 children and adults in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria for anti-toxocaral antibodies, out of which 31 (29.8%) were reactive. The seropositive rates were 30.4% for adults, 29.6% for children, 34% for females and 25.9% for males. However, the differences were not significant by age and sex. A highly significant association (p < 0.001) was observed between seropositivity and geography but none between seropositivity and dog ownership (p > 0.05).