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Although most infected individuals are asymptomatic, clinical manifestations may include fever, fatigue, coughing, wheezing, or abdominal pain (visceral toxocariasis) or vision loss, retina damage, or eye inflammation (ocular toxocariasis). To assess U.S. pediatrician knowledge of toxocariasis, we conducted an electronic survey of American Academy of Pediatrics members. Of the 2,684 respondents, 1,120 (47%) pediatricians correctly selected toxocariasis as the diagnosis in an unknown case presentation with findings typical for toxocariasis; overall 1,695 (85%) stated they were not confident that their knowledge of toxocariasis was current. This knowledge gap suggests a need for improved toxocariasis awareness and education for U.S. pediatricians, especially those caring for children at risk for infection.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.4269\/ajtmh.17-0232","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,8,1]],"date-time":"2017-08-01T07:00:37Z","timestamp":1501570837000},"page":"1243-1246","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["Assessment of U.S. Pediatrician Knowledge of Toxocariasis"],"prefix":"10.4269","volume":"97","author":[{"given":"Dana M.","family":"Woodhall","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia;"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Amanda P.","family":"Garcia","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, 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