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Investigation of the Occurrence of Zoonotic Intestinal Parasites along the Karmanasa River Bank in Lalitpur, Nepal

Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 11, Issue 1, January 2025.
Summary • Twenty‐one intestinal zoonotic parasites out of 28 were detected. • Parasitic burden measured by eggs per gram (EPG) was heavy on the river bank. • Cross‐transmission of intestinal parasites among co‐habiting animals may occur. ABSTRACT Introduction Increasing urbanization has particularly affected rivers and their outer edges in cities ...
Roshan Babu Adhikari, Diksha Ghimire, Tirth Raj Ghimire   +2 more
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Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Parasites in Dogs and Potential Implications to Human Health in Accra, Ghana

Journal of Parasitology Research, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Dogs provide security and companionship and enhance the psychological well‐being of humans but also carry potential zoonotic pathogens posing a public health risk. This study was conducted to detect gastrointestinal parasites in dogs and determine their potential risk to human health.
Isaac Anim-Baidoo, Allotey Celia Naa Adorkor, Sherry A. M. Johnson, Thomas Koge Tingan, Akua Obeng Forson, Enid Owusu, Michael Olu-Taiwo, Eric Sampene-Donkor, Satabdi Datta Choudhury   +8 more
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Study on the Seroprevalence of Cystic Echinococcosis and Toxocariasis in the Rural Population Referred to Reference Laboratory in Urmia, Northwest Iran

Journal of Parasitology Research, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Introduction: Cystic echinococcosis (CE) and toxocariasis are the two important zoonoses worldwide, and both are endemic in Iran, especially in rural areas. The present study was aimed at determining the seroprevalence of human CE and toxocariasis in rural inhabitants of Urmia District, Northwest Iran. Materials and Methods: During 6 months (January to
Fatemeh Ramzi, Rasool Jafari, Elham Yousefi, Bernard Marchand   +3 more
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Visceral Larva Migrans Presenting with Hypereosinophilia

Turkish Journal of Parasitology, 2013
Toxocariasis is an infection caused by the ingestion of larvae of the dog Toxocara canis or the cat Toxocara cati. A 2.5 year old boy was admitted to our clinics with fever, abdominal pain and loss of appetite. His medical history included geophagia (pica) and amebiasis infection. On admission, the physical examination revealed hepatomegaly and pallor.
Çiğdem, Ecevit, Özlem, Bağ, Canan, Vergin, Aysel, Öztürk   +3 more
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Identifying Zoonotic Parasites in Domiciled and Non‐Domiciled Dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) Within an Urban Zone of the Eastern State of Mexico

Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 10, Issue 6, November 2024.
Stray dogs, particularly females, act as carriers of various zoonotic parasites, posing a significant risk of infection due to their contact with owned dogs. The high prevalence of parasitic agents and the lack of owner awareness underscore the need for improved education and preventive measures to reduce the public health threat.
José Salcedo‐Jiménez, Yazmín Alcala‐Canto, Julio Segura‐Tinoco, Ernestina Valadez‐Moctezuma, Juan José Pérez‐Rivero   +4 more
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Challenging diagnoses of toxocariasis: a report of two cases

Italian Journal of Medicine, 2019
The present study illustrates two cases of Toxocara canis infection: a 77-year-old man presenting with bilateral uveitis, sepsis, and non-convulsive status epilepticus (patient A); and a 63-year-old woman with a history of treated breast cancer ...
Maria Luisa Gastaldello, Marcello Bigliocca, Mauro Campanini   +2 more
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Helminths of captive and free‐ranging populations of the mountain gazelle (Gazella gazella): Evidence from faecal examination

Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 10, Issue 3, May 2024.
The goal of this study was to analyse the gastrointestinal helminths of mountain gazelle (Gazella gazella), an endangered large mammal species. Over 100 fresh faecal samples from both captive and free‐ranging populations were collected and analysed using various techniques.
Mina Cansu Karaer, Hande İrem Sönmez, Elif Madak, Tolga Kankılıç, Çağatay Tavşanoğlu, Hıfsı Oğuz Sarımehmetoğlu   +5 more
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Detection of zoonotic enteropathogens in captive large felids in Italy

Zoonoses and Public Health, Volume 71, Issue 2, Page 200-209, March 2024.
Abstract Aims Within the One Health paradigm, infectious disease surveillance have been developed for domestic and wild animals, leaving the role of captive non‐domestic populations, especially felids in zoos and circuses, less explored. This study addresses the proximity of these captive animals to urban areas, necessitating focused monitoring for ...
Elisa Rampacci, Manuela Diaferia, Livia Lucentini, Leonardo Brustenga, Michele Capasso, Stefano Girardi, Ilaria Gizzi, Sara Primavilla, Fabrizia Veronesi, Fabrizio Passamonti   +9 more
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Epidemiology of human toxocariasis in Poland – A review of cases 1978–2009

Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, 2015
Toxocariasis is a helminthozoonosis due to the infection of humans with larvae belonging to the Toxocara genus. Humans become infected as a result of accidental consumption of infected eggs containing third stage larvae (L3) nematodes from Toxocara canis
Anna Borecka, Teresa Kłapeć
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TOXOCARIASIS VISCERAL AND OCULAR LARVA MIGRANS: IS IT STILL A NEGLECTED ZOONOTIC DISEASE? [PDF]

Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology
Zoonotic toxocariasis (visceral larva migrans or VLM & ocular larva migrans or OLM) refersto human infection caused by helminths that are not natural human parasites.
Tosson Morsy, YASIR ALQURASHI, HANI OZBAK   +2 more
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