Seroprevalence of Human Toxoxcariasis in Relation to Socio-economic Status: A Case Study of Six Hospitals, Adamawa State, Nigeria

Abstract

Study on the Seroprevalence of Human Toxocara canis (T.canis) Antibody Titre using ELISA Technique was conducted in Six Government Hospitals (General Hospitals) of Adamawa State Nigeria, between the months of January to June 2018. Five Hundred and Sixty-four (564) whole blood samples were collected using non-randomised sampling technique for convenience. Five millilitres (5ml) of serum after separation of the whole blood was used for analysis. Statistical analyses were carried out using Statistix 9. Results obtained from the study indicates that under care (Children under one year) had higher prevalence of 69.69%, while farmers had lower prevalence of 60.31%