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A modified method for molecular identification of Baylisascaris transfuga in European brown bears (Ursus arctos) [PDF]
, 2014 Baylisascaris transfuga is a roundworm that has been reported worldwide in most bear species. In mammals and possibly humans, the larvae of B. transfuga can migrate in the tissues of aberrant hosts with larva migrans syndrome.
Gawor, Jakub +4 more
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Toxocariasis: visceral larva migrans in children [PDF]
Jornal de Pediatria, 2011 To present a detailed investigation of risk factors, symptoms, and laboratory and imaging tests that may be useful to establish the clinical laboratory diagnosis of visceral larva migrans (VLM) in children, demonstrating the importance of diagnosis and treatment to prevent complications in the eyes, liver, and other organs.Literature review using the ...
Elaine A A, Carvalho, Regina L, Rocha
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Mimicking a Metastatic Omental Mass from Sigmoid Colon Cancer: A Case Report [PDF]
Annals of Coloproctology, 2018 Toxocara canis is an important roundworm of canids and a fearsome animal parasite of humans. Human infections can lead to syndromes called visceral larva migrans (VLM), ocular larva migrans, neurotoxocariasis, and covert toxocariasis.
Han-Gil Kim +7 more
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Hepatic larva migrans presenting with upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage: A case report
South African Journal of Radiology, 2021 Visceral larva migrans (VLM) occurs because of a host inflammatory response to the migrating larvae of a nematode. Patients usually present with fever, hepatomegaly and abdominal pain; vascular arterial complications are uncommon.
Ranjan K. Patel, Shruti Mittal
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Visceral Larva Migrans in Immigrants from Latin America
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2011 To determine whether increased migration is associated with an increase in incidence of toxocariasis (visceral larva migrans), we analyzed clinical data obtained from immigrants from Latin America. Although infection with Toxocara sp. roundworm larvae is
Maria-Carmen Turrientes +7 more
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Soil contamination by eggs of soil-transmitted helminths with zoonotic potential in the town of Fernandópolis, State of São Paulo, Brazil, between 2007 and 2008 [PDF]
, 2011 INTRODUÇÃO: A concentração de cães e gatos em áreas urbanas, associada a um número cada vez mais crescente da população errante desses animais, tem um papel epidemiológico importante na contaminação de solos de praças e parques públicos e na disseminação
CASSENOTE, Alex Jones Flores +3 more
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Parasites & VectorsBackground Human toxocariasis is a neglected parasitic disease characterised by the syndromes visceral, cerebral, and ocular larva migrans. This disease is caused by the migrating larvae of Toxocara roundworms from dogs and cats, affecting 1.4 billion ...
Yifan Yang +13 more
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Baylisascaris procyonis: an emerging helminthic zoonosis. [PDF]
, 2002 Baylisascaris procyonis, a roundworm infection of raccoons, is emerging as an important helminthic zoonosis, principally affecting young children. Raccoons have increasingly become peridomestic animals living in close proximity to human residences.
Ash, Lawrence R +3 more
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International Journal of Zoology, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.Introduction Toxocariasis is a zoonotic parasitic disease affecting humans and domestic pets, leading to significant morbidity and, in severe cases, mortality. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of Toxocara canis among household and stray/free‐ranging puppies aged ≤ 6 months in Gokarneshwor Municipality, central Nepal.
Roshan Babu Adhikari +5 more
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Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2011 Environmental contamination by parasite forms was studied on a university campus in the municipality of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul. Soil samples were analyzed using the modified Caldwell & Caldwell technique to identify parasite forms. Nematode eggs were
Tiago Gallina +5 more
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