The Seropositivity of Toxocara spp. Antibodies in Pregnant Women Attented at the University Hospital in Southern Brazil and the Factors Associated with Infection

• Paula Costa Santos ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Paula Costa Santos, Paula Lima Telmo, Carla Vitola Gonçalves, Carlos James Scaini

  * E-mail: paulavet10@hotmail.com

  Affiliation Laboratory of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine—FAMED, Area Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences (AICB) Federal University of Rio Grande–FURG Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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• Lis Maurente Lehmann ,

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Laboratory of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine—FAMED, Area Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences (AICB) Federal University of Rio Grande–FURG Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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• Carolina Lorenzi ,

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Laboratory of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine—FAMED, Area Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences (AICB) Federal University of Rio Grande–FURG Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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• Carolina Hirsch ,

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Laboratory of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine—FAMED, Area Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences (AICB) Federal University of Rio Grande–FURG Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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• Paula Lima Telmo ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Paula Costa Santos, Paula Lima Telmo, Carla Vitola Gonçalves, Carlos James Scaini

  Affiliation Laboratory of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine—FAMED, Area Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences (AICB) Federal University of Rio Grande–FURG Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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• Gabriela Torres Mattos ,

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Laboratory of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine—FAMED, Area Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences (AICB) Federal University of Rio Grande–FURG Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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• Priscila Silva Cadore ,

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Laboratory of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine—FAMED, Area Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences (AICB) Federal University of Rio Grande–FURG Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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• Gabriel Baracy Klafke ,

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Laboratory of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine—FAMED, Area Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences (AICB) Federal University of Rio Grande–FURG Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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• Maria Elisabeth Aires Berne ,

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Laboratory of Parasitology, Institute of Biology, Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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• Carla Vitola Gonçalves ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Paula Costa Santos, Paula Lima Telmo, Carla Vitola Gonçalves, Carlos James Scaini

  Affiliation Obstetric Center, University Hospital of Rio Grande–Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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• Carlos James Scaini

  Contributed equally to this work with: Paula Costa Santos, Paula Lima Telmo, Carla Vitola Gonçalves, Carlos James Scaini

  Affiliation Laboratory of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine—FAMED, Area Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences (AICB) Federal University of Rio Grande–FURG Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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