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Seroprevalence of Toxocara spp. in Pregnant Women: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Volume 2024, Issue 1, 2024.
Background. Toxocariasis is an important health problem caused by the parasitic species Toxocara canis (T. canis) and Toxocara cati (T. cati). Prevalence of toxocariasis in pregnant women as a vulnerable population is doubly important, and the aim of this study is to estimate the overall prevalence of toxocariasis infection in pregnant women according ...
Sara Shayanfar, Saeed Bahadory, Ali Taghipour, Masoud Foroutan, Amir Abdoli, Paola Quaresima   +5 more
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Molecular Determination of Toxocara spp. Eggs Isolated from Public Parks and Playgrounds in Zahedan, Southeast Iran

Journal of Parasitology Research, Volume 2024, Issue 1, 2024.
Background. Human toxocariasis (HT) is a zoonotic disease with a global expansion. Contaminated soil with Toxocara spp. eggs is the main source of human infection, which may lead to severe complications depending on the organs invaded by migrating larvae. Aim. This study is aimed at eliciting the prevalence of Toxocara spp.
Siavash Liravizadeh, Samaneh Abdolahi Khabisi, Alireza Salimi Khorashad, Hadi Mirahmadi, Tarig B. Higazi   +4 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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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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Seroprevalence and Potential Risk Factors of Toxocariasis among General Population in Southwest Iran: Implications on the One Health Approach

Journal of Immunology Research, Volume 2024, Issue 1, 2024.
Toxocariasis is one of the most common zoonotic diseases distributed worldwide. This study aimed to estimate the seroprevalence of anti‐Toxocara immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies and the associated risk factors among general populations living in urban and rural areas of Abadan and Khorramshahr cities in Khuzestan Province, Southwest Iran.
Masoud Foroutan, Aida Vafae Eslahi, Shahrzad Soltani, Naser Kamyari, Ehsan Moradi-Joo, Jean-Francois Magnaval, Milad Badri, Rahul Shivahare   +7 more
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Ocurrence of Toxocara canis in Students of Veterinary and Graphic Design in a Mexican University [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Human toxocariosis is a parasitic zoonosis caused by larval forms of the genus Toxocara. The eggs hatch after being ingested, penetrate the intestinal wall and migrate via the blood stream through to the liver, hence spread to other organs ...
BAUTISTA GOMEZ, LINDA GUILIANA, BAUTISTA GOMEZ, LINDA GUILIANA, GONZALEZ TORRES, LAURA, GONZALEZ TORRES, LAURA, HEREDIA CARDENAS, RAFAEL, HEREDIA CARDENAS, RAFAEL, Mendoza Barrera, Germán Eduardo, Mendoza Barrera, Germán Eduardo, PONCE MACOTELA, MARTHA, PONCE MACOTELA, MARTHA, Portal López, Azucena Apolonia, Portal López, Azucena Apolonia, ROMERO NUÑEZ, CAMILO, ROMERO NUÑEZ, CAMILO   +13 more
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VISCERAL LARVA MIGRANS AND TROPICAL PYOMYOSITIS: A CASE REPORT

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 1998
We report a case of tropical pyomyositis in a boy who presented with a severe febrile illness associated with diffuse erythema, and swelling in many areas of the body which revealed on operation extensive necrotic areas of various muscles that required ...
Roberto LAMBERTUCCI, Abdunnabi RAYES, José Carlos SERUFO, Daniela Moura TEIXEIRA, Rogério GERSPACHER-LARA, Evaldo NASCIMENTO, Geraldo BRASILEIRO-FILHO, Ana Cristina SILVA   +7 more
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Sobre a presença de ovos de Toxocara em praças da cidade do Rio de Janeiro

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 1976
Os autores estudaram a freqüência de contaminação do solo de praças da cidade do Rio de Janeiro, por ovos de Toxocara. De 24 praças examinadas encontraram 10 (41,6%) positivas.
Luiz Fernando Ferreira, Eleonora Lucia de Oliveira, Léa Camillo-Coura   +2 more
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Sequence variation in mitochondrial cox1 and nad1 genes of ascaridoid nematodes in cats and dogs from Iran [PDF]

, 2015
The study was conducted to determine the sequence variation in two mitochondrial genes, namely cytochrome c oxidase 1 (pcox1) and NADH dehydrogenase 1 (pnad1) within and among isolates of Toxocara cati, Toxocara canis and Toxascaris leonina.
Hosseini, M., Kia, E.B., Mikaeili, F., Mirhendi, H., Mohebali, M., Sharbatkhori, M., Zarei, Z.   +6 more
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Intestinal obstruction by Toxocara vitulorum in a calf [PDF]

, 2014
A one-month-old Belgian blue bull calf was referred to the animal hospital of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (UGhent) because of the sudden onset of severe colic. The animal showed intermittent recumbency, kicking to the abdomen, abdominal distension
Deprez, Piet, Pardon, Bart, Sarre, Charlotte, Valgaeren, Bonnie, Van der Steen, Lies, Van Hende, Daphné, Vlaminck, Lieven   +6 more
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