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Toxocariasis is a zoonotic disease, which is transmitted to
humans from swallowing larvae of the two species Toxocara
canis and Toxocara cati. The larvae can parasite on bodily
organs such as brain, eyes, liver, and lungs ; and can cause
serious symptoms such as epilepsy, vision impairment or even
blindness. Toxocariais is distributed from Southern hemisphere
to tropical countries, with different prevalence, from 0.7% in
New Zealand to 93.0% in La Reunion (Africa).
In Viet Nam, the increase in the infection of the disease in
recent years has caused negative impact on the health of the
community. However, little has been known of the studies on
the current situation of toxocariasis, as well as the associated
factors of the disease. In addition, no appropriate control
measures have been in place to be applied in to the community
level.
This study was conducted as a contribution to seek for the
understanding of the distribution and associated factors of
toxocariasis, and to propose timely and appropriate intervention
measures, so as to help reduce the incidence in the community
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