Toxocarosis seroprevalence in blood donors

Abstract

Toxocarosis seroprevalence in 188 blood donors of the County Hospital of Valdivia was determined using the ELISA test. 74.5% of the donors were male and 25.5% female, with an age average of 29.9 ± 8.5. Anti Toxocara antibodies were detected in 5.3% of the donors, and no significant differences were observed in relation to sex, age or origin.