Prevalence and Incidence of Toxocariasis

About prevalence and incidence statistics: The term 'prevalence' of Toxocariasis usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Toxocariasis at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Toxocariasis refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Toxocariasis diagnosed each year. Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.

Incidence (annual) of Toxocariasis: estimated 10,000 annual cases in USA (DPD)
Incidence Rate: approx 1 in 27,200 or 0.00% or 10,000 people in USA [about data]
Prevalance of Toxocariasis: In the United States, an estimated 10,000 cases of Toxocara infections occur yearly in humans.¹

Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Toxocariasis: DPD

Last revision: June 13, 2003

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