In this regard, we have shown that contact with soil is a potential risk factor for the seropositivity, and meta-regression analysis showed an increasing trend of prevalence with an increasing contamination rate of soil with Toxocara eggs.
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Seroprevalence estimates for toxocariasis in people worldwide: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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With regard to geographical and climatic parameters, the results of the present study are consistent with a previous proposal [ 4 ] that contamination in public places with Toxocara eggs is a highly significant risk factor for seropositivity In previous study, we showed that a high prevalence Toxocara eggs in public places was significantly associated with a low geographical latitude, high longitude, and high relative humidity, but not significantly linked to a high rate of precipitation [ 4 ].