Retrospective analysis of the incidence of toxocarosis
The purpose of this work was a retrospective analysis of the incidence of toxocars in the population of the Astrakhan region for 2012-2019. 48 epidemiological maps of persons infected with toxocars were analyzed. The clinical diagnosis of «Toxocarosis» was confirmed by clinical examination data, pat...
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| author | V. A. Irdeeva R. S. Arakelyan E. I. Okunskaya G. L. Shendo A. V. Kovalenko O. A. Arakelyants A. A. Kiseleva |
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| description | The purpose of this work was a retrospective analysis of the incidence of toxocars in the population of the Astrakhan region for 2012-2019. 48 epidemiological maps of persons infected with toxocars were analyzed. The clinical diagnosis of «Toxocarosis» was confirmed by clinical examination data, patient complaints, collected epidemiological history, and data from the enzyme immunoassay method using test systems to detect antibodies to toxocar class G antigens. Cases of toxocarosis were observed in persons aged 3 to 75 years, of which children accounted for 18,8% (n = 9). An epidemiological history was collected, as a result of which it was found that most of the infected – 91,7% (n = 44) did not follow the rules of personal hygiene (this category of patients had such bad habits as: eating dirty unwashed fruits and vegetables – 89,6% (n = 43), unwashed dirty hands before eating – 16,7% (n = 8), contact with non – dehelminthized animals – 58,4% (n = 28): dogs – 43,8% (n = 21), including domestic – 90,5% (n = 19), cats – 14,6% (n = 7), including domestic-85,7% (n = 6). The tendency to geophagy (the habit of eating the soil) was observed in 68,8% (n = 33) of the infected. And the habit of biting the nails on the hands and feet (onychophagia) was observed in 18,8% (n = 9) of children. After the final diagnosis, all patients underwent a course of chemotherapy with albandazole. Thus, the high infection rates of people who lived in the Leninsky and Trusovsky districts of Astrakhan are associated with the fact that these areas are densely populated with a large number of private sector, in which there are domestic animals (cats and dogs). Presumably, one of the main causes of human infection with toxocars was not following the rules of personal hygiene, eating poorly washed fruits and vegetables, contact with animals and geophagy. The presence of a titer of antibodies to toxocar antigens above a dilution of 1: 800 indicates the presence of the disease ZVisceral toxocarosis\ in the examined person. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7cf781873f514b5ab3a94f6ceb26d3432025-08-20T03:37:06ZrusOpen Systems PublicationЛечащий Врач1560-51752687-11812021-12-01111384410.51793/OS.2021.24.11.006834Retrospective analysis of the incidence of toxocarosisV. A. Irdeeva0R. S. Arakelyan1E. I. Okunskaya2G. L. Shendo3A. V. Kovalenko4O. A. Arakelyants5A. A. Kiseleva6Astrakhan State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation; City Clinical Maternity Hospital of Astrakhan JSCAstrakhan State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian FederationState Medical Institution of JSC Children's City Polyclinic No. 3Federal Medical Institution Center of Hygiene and Epidemiology in the Astrakhan RegionAstrakhan State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian FederationAstrakhan State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian FederationAstrakhan State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian FederationThe purpose of this work was a retrospective analysis of the incidence of toxocars in the population of the Astrakhan region for 2012-2019. 48 epidemiological maps of persons infected with toxocars were analyzed. The clinical diagnosis of «Toxocarosis» was confirmed by clinical examination data, patient complaints, collected epidemiological history, and data from the enzyme immunoassay method using test systems to detect antibodies to toxocar class G antigens. Cases of toxocarosis were observed in persons aged 3 to 75 years, of which children accounted for 18,8% (n = 9). An epidemiological history was collected, as a result of which it was found that most of the infected – 91,7% (n = 44) did not follow the rules of personal hygiene (this category of patients had such bad habits as: eating dirty unwashed fruits and vegetables – 89,6% (n = 43), unwashed dirty hands before eating – 16,7% (n = 8), contact with non – dehelminthized animals – 58,4% (n = 28): dogs – 43,8% (n = 21), including domestic – 90,5% (n = 19), cats – 14,6% (n = 7), including domestic-85,7% (n = 6). The tendency to geophagy (the habit of eating the soil) was observed in 68,8% (n = 33) of the infected. And the habit of biting the nails on the hands and feet (onychophagia) was observed in 18,8% (n = 9) of children. After the final diagnosis, all patients underwent a course of chemotherapy with albandazole. Thus, the high infection rates of people who lived in the Leninsky and Trusovsky districts of Astrakhan are associated with the fact that these areas are densely populated with a large number of private sector, in which there are domestic animals (cats and dogs). Presumably, one of the main causes of human infection with toxocars was not following the rules of personal hygiene, eating poorly washed fruits and vegetables, contact with animals and geophagy. The presence of a titer of antibodies to toxocar antigens above a dilution of 1: 800 indicates the presence of the disease ZVisceral toxocarosis\ in the examined person.https://journal.lvrach.ru/jour/article/view/836toxocarosisparasitosisgeophagyonigophagysoilenzyme immunoassayalbandazole |
| spellingShingle | V. A. Irdeeva R. S. Arakelyan E. I. Okunskaya G. L. Shendo A. V. Kovalenko O. A. Arakelyants A. A. Kiseleva Retrospective analysis of the incidence of toxocarosis Лечащий Врач toxocarosis parasitosis geophagy onigophagy soil enzyme immunoassay albandazole |
| title | Retrospective analysis of the incidence of toxocarosis |
| title_full | Retrospective analysis of the incidence of toxocarosis |
| title_fullStr | Retrospective analysis of the incidence of toxocarosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Retrospective analysis of the incidence of toxocarosis |
| title_short | Retrospective analysis of the incidence of toxocarosis |
| title_sort | retrospective analysis of the incidence of toxocarosis |
| topic | toxocarosis parasitosis geophagy onigophagy soil enzyme immunoassay albandazole |
| url | https://journal.lvrach.ru/jour/article/view/836 |
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