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Seroprevalence and Risk Factors of Toxocara spp. in Dogs, Cats, and Their Owners in the City of Villavicencio, Colombia: Interaction With the “One Health” Approach

Veterinary Medicine International, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Background Toxocara spp. is one of the most neglected zoonotic soil‐transmitted helminths worldwide, causing toxocariasis in humans. The objective of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of Toxocara spp. in dogs, cats, and their owners, the coprodiagnostic incidence in dogs and cats, the risk factors, and association with atopy in owners of ...
María Alejandra Velásquez Peña, Chaira Liz Angelica Vasquez-Turriago, Adolfo Vásquez-Trujillo, Dumar Alexander Jaramillo-Hernández, Lipi Buch   +4 more
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Larva Migrans Overview [PDF]

, 2013
Larva migrans is a group of clinical syndromes that result from the movement of parasite larvae through host tissues. The symptoms vary with the location and extent of the migration.

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Coprological assessment of domestic carnivores in public areas and health education focused on larva migrans in São Paulo State, Brazil [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
Cutaneous larva migrans (CLM) and visceral larva migrans (VLM) are neglected zoonoses caused by Ancylostoma spp. and Toxocara spp. Although investigations have been conducted in some areas of São Paulo State, Brazil, the presence of these helminth eggs ...
Abraão Isaque da Silva, Adrieli Leite Araujo Moura, Beatriz Maia Galetti, Bruna Larocca Vieira, Camila Vitória Dias da Silva, Giovana Almeida Reis, Letícia Leite De Brito, Letícia Santos Goes, Luciana de Almeida Menezes, Matheus Porto Cortezi, Mayara Paula Paglione, Vanessa Kelen Nunes, Vitória Maximiana Soares dos Santos, Yasmin Saliba Maluf, Clara Morato Dias, Patricia Parreira Perin, Estevam Guilherme Lux Hoppe, Adolorata Aparecida Bianco Carvalho   +17 more
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Impact of the 2014–2016 El Niño on Geohelminth Control in Stray Dogs and Cats Without Anthelmintic Treatment

Veterinary Medicine International, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Background Soil‐transmitted helminthiases (STHs) in stray dogs and cats, including hookworm infection, strongyloidiasis, and toxocariasis, are prevalent globally. The lack of STH control in these stray animals leads to an increased prevalence of STHs in southern Thailand. Suddenly, the El Niño 2014–2016 induced a 14‐month‐long drought. We thus aimed to
Prasit Na-Ek, Attarat Pattanawongsa, Patthanasak Khammaneechan, Blego Sedionoto, Witthaya Anamnart, Lipi Buch   +5 more
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Unusual presentations of cutaneous larva migrans

, 2013
Cutaneous larva migrans (also known as creeping eruption, sand worm eruption, plumbers itch, duck hunters itch) is caused by penetration of skin by third-stage larvae of animal hookworms; first reported by Lee in 1874.
Tudor Pinteala, Dan Ferariu, Liliana Foia, Anca Chiriac, Piotr Brzeziński, Anca E. Chiriac, Mihai Danciu, Caius Solovan, Cristina Birsan   +8 more
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Contamination of public parks and squares from Guarulhos (São Paulo State, Brazil ) by Toxocara spp. and Ancylostoma spp.

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2012
The contaminated soil with mammal feces is an important factor of risk to infection with zoonotic diseases. Amongst these zoonoses are visceral larva migrans and cutaneous larva migrans caused by Toxocara spp. and Ancylostoma spp., respectively.
Jacó Pereira Marques, Catarina de Rezende Guimarães, Ailton Vilas Boas, Paulo Usignolo Carnaúba, Josué de Moraes   +4 more
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Fish Pathogens and Associated Zoonotic Risks in Aquaculture: A Global One Health Perspective

Aquaculture, Fish and Fisheries, Volume 5, Issue 6, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Aquaculture sector is a key contributor to global food and nutritional security, yet its rapid intensification has heightened concerns about the emergence and spread of zoonotic fish pathogens that threaten human, animal and environmental health.
Fredrick Juma Syanya, Sajna Beegum, Zachariy Oreko Winam, Fazeena Fariq, A. R. Nikhila Khanna, Megha Lovejan, Mujeeb Rahiman K. M., Harikrishnan Mahadevan   +7 more
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Identification of candidate antigens from adult stages of Toxocara canis for the serodiagnosis of human toxocariasis

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2011
In the present work, we identified adult Toxocara canis antigens through sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis for potential use in human toxocariasis immunodiagnosis. The sensitivity and specificity of several semi-purified antigens,
Patrícia Longuinhos Peixoto, Evaldo Nascimento, Guilherme Grossi Lopes Cançado, Rodrigo Rodrigues Cambraia de Miranda, Regina Lunardi Rocha, Ricardo Nascimento Araújo, Ricardo Toshio Fujiwara   +6 more
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Zoonotic Parasites in Marmosets (Callithrix Spp.) From Southern Brazil: Insights From a One Health Perspective

Journal of Medical Primatology, Volume 54, Issue 5, October 2025.
ABSTRACT Background Currently, six species of Callithrix are frequently observed in anthropized and degraded environments in different regions of Brazil. This occupation favors interactions with humans and increases the risk of infection by parasites with zoonotic potential.
Maysa Emanuely dos Santos, Matheus Azambuja, Denilton Vidolin, Rosimeire Nunes de Oliveira   +3 more
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Toxocaríase: larva migrans visceral em crianças e adolescentes

Jornal de Pediatria, 2011
OBJETIVOS: Apresentar investigação detalhada de fatores de risco, sintomatologia, exames laboratoriais e de imagem que possam contribuir para o diagnóstico clínico-laboratorial da larva migrans visceral (LMV) em crianças e mostrar a importância do ...
Elaine A. A. Carvalho, Regina L. Rocha
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