A prospective seroepidemiological study of toxocariasis during early childhood in coastal Ecuador: potential for congenital transmission and risk factors for infection.

Aida Y Oviedo-VeraIrina Chis SterMartha E ChicoMarcia B SilvaLuis F Salazar-GarcésNeuza M Alcantara-NevesPhilip J Cooper

Published in: Parasites & vectors (2021)

Our data, from an area of high Toxocara spp. endemicity, indicate no congenital transmission but high rates of seroconversion after 13 months of age reaching maternal levels of seroprevalence by 5 years of age. Factors associated with seroprevalence and seroconversion included STH infections, domestic cats, maternal ethnicity, male sex, STH infections, and markers of greater poverty.

Keyphrases

birth weight
pregnancy outcomes
human health
climate change
electronic health record
heavy metals
big data
risk assessment
body mass index
machine learning
artificial intelligence