Publications

[seroepidemiologic studies of human toxocariasis].	people of southern germany as well as european and non european asylum applicants were examined for toxocara-infection by means of an elisa with excretory/secretory antigen of toxocara canis-larvae; in default of a reference method the cut off was defined statistically. in the stuttgart area, the average seroprevalence of healthy blood donors was 4.8%; children aged 1-7 years showed a seroprevalence of 2.1%. however the low percentage in children sera is probably not the effect of a lower risk o ...	1991	1872941
[environmental hygienic aspects of echinococcosis].	a literature review on the current situation of echinococcosis in central europe is given. the only final host for echinococcus granulosus in this region ist the dog. the infection rate of dogs with e. granulosus in central europe is less than 1%. according to meat inspection statistics in germany less than 0.008% of sheep, pigs and horses carry larval stages of e. granulosus. parasitologically confirmed is the occurrence of a cattle-dog strain, the cysts of which were found in 0.26% of slaughte ...	1992	1516550