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The most frequently experienced symptoms in this group were itching (10.1%), abdominal pain (8.2%) and urticaria (3.3%). The rate of IgE increased (37%), and the rates of mild and high eosinophilia were 38% and 2.2%, respectively. There were significant differences in IgE concentration and eosinophil count, and for both IgE concentration and eosinophil count between the two groups with and without toxocariasis. The optimal threshold for eosinophil to predict toxocariasis was 0.38 K\/\u00b5L, with itching, urticaria and erythema resulting in a sensitivity of 61.5%, a specificity of 82.1% and a receiver operating characteristic curve (area under the curve) of 0.71.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>This study confirmed a positive association between IgE concentration, eosinophil count and positive serology for T. canis. A general blood count, including eosinophils, is a simple test that can be performed in hospitals. 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