Toxocariasis and clinical manifestations. A population-based study in Campinas, São Paulo.

• Grant number: 12/14134-6
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Start date: March 01, 2013
• End date: February 29, 2016
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Collective Health - Epidemiology
• Principal Investigator: Carlos Roberto Silveira Correa
• Grantee: Paula Mayara Matos Fialho
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Ciências Médicas (FCM). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Toxocariasis is a anthropozoonosis that occurs in various regions of the world that affects dogs and cats. These mammals are the definitive hosts geohelminto and the man is a eventual its host. Toxocariasis is a cosmopolitan disease and the prevalence studies show a wide variation. Several aspects of its epidemiology have yet to be clarified. It is known that toxocariasis is associated with two diseases of great importance, asthma and obesity and that both have high prevalence in our environment. There are no studies in the literature pointing out how these three diseases that involve inflammatory processes are involved. The present study aims to describe the prevalence and association of toxocariasis and its clinical manifestations in a population sample consisted of children 2-12 years. There will be a cross-sectional study nested in a cohort study. The population to be studied is composed of 200 children 2-12 years who are selected randomly in the neighborhood of Santa Monica in Campinas. The variables that will be part of this study are the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, health-related behaviors and health conditions. Will be calculated, the prevalence and prevalence ratios for each variable, and the incidence and relative risk for the cohort study. For the association of toxocariasis is the chi-square and logistic regression, with statistical significance level of 5%. The analyzes will be performed in SAS and Epi-info.

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

MATOS FIALHO, PAULA MAYARA; SILVEIRA CORREA, CARLOS ROBERTO; LESCANO, SUSANA ZEVALLOS. Asthma and Seroconversion from Toxocara spp. Infection: Which Comes First?. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL, 2018. (12/14134-6)

MATOS FIALHO, PAULA MAYARA; SILVEIRA CORREA, CARLOS ROBERTO; LESCANO, SUSANA ZEVALLOS. Seroprevalence of Toxocariasis in Children with Urticaria: A Population-based Study. JOURNAL OF TROPICAL PEDIATRICS, v. 63, n. 5, p. 352-357, OCT 2017. (12/14134-6)

MATOS FIALHO, PAULA MAYARA; SILVEIRA CORREA, CARLOS ROBERTO. A Systematic Review of Toxocariasis: A Neglected but High-Prevalence Disease in Brazil. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, v. 94, n. 6, p. 1193-1199, JUN 2016. (12/14134-6)

MATOS FIALHO, PAULA MAYARA; SILVEIRA CORREA, CARLOS ROBERTO; LESCANO, SUSANA ZEVALLOS. Asthma and Seroconversion from Toxocara spp. Infection: Which Comes First?. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL, v. 2018, p. 6-pg., 2018-01-01. (12/14134-6)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

FIALHO, Paula Mayara Matos. Toxocariasis and clinical manifestations: a population-based study in Campinas/Sao Paulo. 2016. Doctoral Thesis - Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Faculdade de Ciências Médicas Campinas, SP.