tailieunhanh - Summary of the thesis for the degree of doctor of public health: Situation and associated factors of toxocara canis infection in mo duc district, quang ngai province in 2016, and effectiveenss of intervention measures

To describe the current situation and associated factors of Toxocara canis on humans in Mo Duc district, Quang Ngai province in 2016. To evaluate the effectiveness of some intervention measures applied to control human toxocariasis at studied sites (2016- 2017) | Summary of the thesis for the degree of doctor of public health: Situation and associated factors of toxocara canis infection in mo duc district, quang ngai province in 2016, and effectiveenss of intervention measures 1 MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MINISTRY OF AND TRAINING HEALTH NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HYGIENE AND EPIDEMIOLOGY --------- BUI VAN TUAN SITUATION AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS OF TOXOCARA CANIS INFECTION IN MO DUC DISTRICT, QUANG NGAI PROVINCE IN 2016, AND EFFECTIVEENSS OF INTERVENTION MEASURES Major: Public Health Major code: 62 72 03 01 SUMMARY OF THE THESIS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH Ha Noi - 2018 2 THIS THESIS IS ACCOMPLISHED AT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HYGIENE AND EPIDEMIOLOGY Scientific supervisors: 1. . Nguyen Van Chuong, . 2. Prof. Vu Sinh Nam, . Examiner 1: Examiner 2: Examiner 3: The thesis will be defended at the Board of Examiners of Institute at the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, at . , on . , 2018. More information of the thesis will be retrieved at: 1. National Library of Viet Nam 2. Library of the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology 3 INTRODUCTION Toxocariasis is a zoonotic disease, which is transmitted to humans from swallowing larvae of the two species Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati. The larvae can parasite on bodily organs such as brain,