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This study was designed to determine the frequency of anti-<jats:italic>Toxocara<\/jats:italic>antibodies in youngsters aging from 2 to 20 years in northwest Iran.<jats:italic>Materials and Methods<\/jats:italic>. 397 samples were taken randomly almost equally from four locations in Urmia, west Azerbaijan, during August 2014 to September 2015. Anti-<jats:italic>Toxocara<\/jats:italic>IgG antibody assays were done on sera by using ELISA kit (IBL, Germany). In order to prevent cross-reaction, the samples of the patients who are infected with other parasites in stool exam, especially Ascarididae family, were also excluded. SPSS 16.0 software was used for statistical analysis.<jats:italic>Results<\/jats:italic>. 12 (3%) of the serum samples were positive for anti-<jats:italic>Toxocara<\/jats:italic>IgG. According to the Chi-square analysis, risk factors such as mother\u2019s educational level, keeping dogs or cats as pets, and history of coughing were related to<jats:italic>Toxocara<\/jats:italic>infection (<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M1\"><mml:mi>P<\/mml:mi><mml:mo>&lt;<\/mml:mo><mml:mn fontstyle=\"italic\">0.05<\/mml:mn><\/mml:math>). There was no relationship between toxocariasis and gender, history of onychophagy, pica, fever, abdominal pain, and anorexia; however, we found a significant relationship between<jats:italic>Toxocara<\/jats:italic>infection and chronic coughing (<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M2\"><mml:mi>P<\/mml:mi><mml:mo>=<\/mml:mo><mml:mn fontstyle=\"italic\">0<\/mml:mn><mml:mo>.<\/mml:mo><mml:mn fontstyle=\"italic\">045<\/mml:mn><\/mml:math>).<jats:italic>Conclusion<\/jats:italic>. Toxocariasis in northwest Iran can be considered as a public health problem. 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