Cilla G, Pérez-Trallero E, Gutiérrez C, Part C, Gomáriz M
Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital NS Aránzazu, San Sebastián, Spain.
Eur J Epidemiol. 1996 Oct;12(5):541-3. doi: 10.1007/BF00144010.
The prevalence of human toxocarosis in disadvantaged socioeconomic population in Europe is unknown. In Gipuzkoa the seroprevalence in middle-class children 2- to 5-years-old, and 6- to 16-year-olds, was zero (n = 135) and 4.4% (n = 320), respectively. In contrast, among socially and economically disadvantaged children the figures were 37% (n = 27) and 65.7% (n = 64). This high prevalence obliges us to consider toxocarosis as a public health problem.
欧洲社会经济地位不利人群中人体弓蛔虫病的流行情况尚不清楚。在吉普斯夸省,2至5岁的中产阶级儿童血清阳性率为零(n = 135),6至16岁儿童的血清阳性率为4.4%(n = 320)。相比之下,在社会经济地位不利的儿童中,这两个数字分别为37%(n = 27)和65.7%(n = 64)。这种高流行率使我们不得不将弓蛔虫病视为一个公共卫生问题。