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Case Reports in Radiology, 2022 The raccoon roundworm Baylisascaris procyonis (B. procyonis) may infect humans to cause severe or fatal meningoencephalitis, as well as ocular and visceral larva migrans.
Adam E. Goldman-Yassen +3 more
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Neurotoxocarosis Neurotoxocaríase
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2007 Infection of humans with embryonated eggs of Toxocara canis (larva migrans) remains asymptomatic, or results in covert or common toxocarosis, visceral larva migrans syndrome, or ophthalmologic and neurologic impairment. Though neurological manifestations
Josef Finsterer, Herbert Auer
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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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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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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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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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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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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 +4 more
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