Fan C.-K.CHIEN-CHING HUNGDu W.-Y.Liao C.-W.Su K.-E.2021-12-012021-12-0120041360-2276https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-11144297702&doi=10.1111%2fj.1365-3156.2004.01332.x&partnerID=40&md5=1bdc7f8f6741af7a3906a72264bf296chttps://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/588970We conducted a seroepidemiological study of Toxocara canis infection among mountain aboriginal schoolchildren aged 7-12 years living in contaminated districts in eastern Taiwan, To detect sera IgG (?1:64) we used a T. canis larval excretory-secretory antigen-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. A short questionnaire elicited information on the practices of raising dogs, playing with soil, eating raw vegetables, or whether the child normally washed his/her hands before eating. The overall seroprevalence was quite high, reaching 76.6% (252/329). Neither age nor gender seemed to be important factors related to a positive serology. Aboriginal schoolchildren who raised dogs (OR = 1.83, 95% CI: 1.04-3.19, P = 0.03), or played with soil (OR = 2.52, 95% CI: 1.49-4.25, P < 0.001) seemed to be more susceptible to T. canis infection than those who did not. Children who habitually washed their hands before eating (OR = 0.57, 95% CI: 0.33-0.97, P = 0.04) had a lower chance of acquiring T. canis infection than those who did not.[SDGs]SDG3antigen; immunoglobulin G; canid; child health; indigenous population; mountain environment; risk factor; Aborigine; article; confidence interval; controlled study; dog; eating habit; enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; female; hand washing; human; infection sensitivity; male; microbial contamination; nonhuman; play; questionnaire; risk; school child; seroepidemiology; serology; seroprevalence; soil; Taiwan; Toxocara canis; toxocariasis; Age Distribution; Animal Husbandry; Animals; Antibodies, Helminth; Child; Dogs; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; Female; Handwashing; Humans; Immunoglobulin G; Male; Oceanic Ancestry Group; Risk Factors; Seroepidemiologic Studies; Taiwan; Toxocara canis; Toxocariasis; Asia; Eastern Hemisphere; Eurasia; Far East; Taiwan; World; Canis; Canis familiaris; Nematoda; Toxocara; Toxocara canisjournal article10.1111/j.1365-3156.2004.01332.x155982632-s2.0-11144297702