| human and dogs toxocara canis infection in a poor neighborhood in bogota. | prevalence of toxocara canis antibodies was studied in a poor community of bogotá, colombia. two-hundred-seven patients, from both sexes and all age groups, were studied. positive elisa titers were found in 47.5% of the population, a high prevalence compared with reports from developed countries. t. canis ova were positive in 43.6% of fecal samples from dog puppies. an endemic pattern of the disease is described: socioeconomic status, weather, pollution, poor hygiene and a significant population ... | 1990 | 2215237 |