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Prevalence of Zoonotic Gastrointestinal Helminths Among Pet Dogs in Western Chitwan, Nepal. [PDF]

J Parasitol Res
Gastrointestinal helminth parasites (GIHPs) in dogs, belonging to the phyla Platyhelminthes and Nemathelminths, pose a zoonotic threat by contaminating human environments with cysts, oocysts, and eggs. Investigating GIHPs in domesticated dogs in close contact with humans is crucial to understanding zoonotic transmission.
B K S, Adhikari S, Regmi S, Pathak CR.
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Prolonged Fever in Children: An Inpatient Diagnostic Framework for Infections in Australia. [PDF]

J Paediatr Child Health
ABSTRACT There are many causes of fever in children, ranging from common and self‐limiting to serious and life threatening. Careful assessment of children with prolonged fever without an obvious or identified source requires detailed history and examination with consideration of infections unique to the specific geographical region and individual ...
Rupasinghe H, Nourse C, Robson J, Berkhout A.   +3 more
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Prevalence and risk factors associated with Toxocara canis in dogs and humans in Egypt: A comparative approach

Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 9, Issue 6, Page 2475-2484, November 2023., 2023
The study has revealed the impact of climatic differences on Toxocara canis infection in both dogs and humans through the higher prevalence of the infection in the Lower Egypt, represented by Alexandria Governorate (temperature range 17–26°C along with the high‐humidity levels 70–80%) than the Upper Egypt, represented by Qena Governorate.
Asmaa Gaber Mubarak, Eman Sayed Mohammed, Haitham Elaadli, Hind Alzaylaee, Rabab S. Hamad, Walaa A. Elkholy, Asmaa Gahlan Youseef   +6 more
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Prevalence of intestinal parasites in street dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) with highlights on zoonosis in Lalitpur, Nepal

Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 9, Issue 6, Page 2513-2526, November 2023., 2023
Open defecation by dogs may be risk factor for zoonotic parasitosis. ▪ Urban street dogs have a high prevalence of intestinal parasites with greater diversity. ▪ Open defecation by dogs at the human inhabitant area is risk of zoonosis. ▪ Antihelminthic treatment to urban dogs should be conducted. Abstract Background The presence of intestinal parasites
Roshan Babu Adhikari, Madhuri Adhikari Dhakal, Tirth Raj Ghimire   +2 more
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Evaluating the impact of a child sponsorship programme on paediatric health and development in Calauan, Philippines: A retrospective audit

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, Volume 59, Issue 11, Page 1256-1261, November 2023., 2023
Aim International child sponsorship programmes comprise a considerable proportion of global aid accessible to the general population. Team Philippines (TP), a health care and welfare initiative run in association with the University of Notre Dame Sydney since 2013, leads a holistic sponsorship programme for 30 children from Calauan, Philippines.
Arabella K Raupach, Daniel Faraj, Kristie‐Lee Anning, Helen Willcock, Charlotte Hespe   +4 more
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Seroprevalence of toxocariasis in children aged 1-9 years in western Islamic Republic of Iran, 2003 [PDF]

, 2007
We determined the seroprevalence of Toxocara canis infection in 544 children under 10 years randomly selected from urban and rural areas of Hamadan, An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used for detection of antibodies to T.
Azimi, A., Fallah, M., Taherkhani, H.
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Eosinophils from A to Z

Allergy, Volume 78, Issue 7, Page 1810-1846, July 2023., 2023
Abstract Eosinophils are bone marrow‐derived granulocytes and are found in low numbers in the peripheral blood of healthy subjects. In type 2 inflammatory diseases, eosinopoiesis in the bone marrow is increased, resulting in a rise in the number of mature eosinophils released in the circulation.
Lea Gigon, Timothée Fettrelet, Shida Yousefi, Dagmar Simon, Hans‐Uwe Simon   +4 more
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Adult human case of toxocariasis with pulmonary migratory infiltrate and eosinophilia [PDF]

, 2011
Introduction. Toxocariasis is a zoonosis which is in Serbia characterized with a very high infection rate of dogs and excessive contamination of the soil with the eggs of Toxocara canis, the agent of the disease.
Lalošević Dušan, Lalošević Vesna, Považan Anika, Považan Đorđe, Sečen Svetozar, Uzurov-Dinić Vera, Đurić Mirna   +6 more
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Human toxocariasis: contribution by Brazilian researchers Toxocaríase humana: contribuição dos pesquisadores brasileiros

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2009
In the present paper the main aspects of the natural history of human infection by Toxocara larvae that occasionally result in the occurrence of visceral and/or ocular larva migrans syndrome were reviewed.
Pedro Paulo Chieffi, Sérgio Vieira dos Santos, Maisa Leite de Queiroz, Susana A. Zevallos Lescano   +3 more
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Dogs’ gastrointestinal parasites and their association with public health in Iran

Journal of Veterinary Research, 2017
Introduction: Dogs harbour zoonotic parasites that cause serious infections in humans, such as visceral larva migrans, ocular larva migrans, cystic echinococcosis, and alveolar echinococcosis.
Kohansal Mohammad Hasan, Fazaeli Asghar, Nourian Abbasali, Haniloo Ali, Kamali Koorosh   +4 more
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