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Frequency of seropositivity to Toxocara canis in children of different socioeconomic strata [PDF]

, 2003
Para estudar a freqüência da infecção pelo Toxocara canis em crianças de classes sociais diferentes de Brasília, Brasil, foram testados soros de 602 crianças de ambos os sexos, de 1 a 12 anos, distribuídas em dois grupos representativos de condições ...
Campos Júnior, Dioclécio, Elefant, Guita Rubinsky, Gandolfi, Lenora, Jacob, Cristina Miuki Abe, Pratesi, Riccardo, Silva, Elisabeth Ourique de Melo e, Tofeti, Aline   +6 more
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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, Jung-Wook Yang, Soon-Chan Hong, Young-Joon Lee, Young-Tae Ju, Chi-Young Jeong, Jin-Kwon Lee, Seung-Jin Kwag   +7 more
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Toxocariasis: a silent threat with a progressive public health impact [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Toxocariasis is a neglected parasitic zoonosis that afflicts millions of the pediatric and adolescent populations worldwide, especially in impoverished communities.
A Borecka, A do Lago, A Hombu, A Horiuchi, A Kudtarkar, A Malheiro, A Nicoletti, A Norhaida, AA Othman, AC Lee, AK Shetty, AM Guimarães, AS Ahmed, BJ Dada, C Dromer, C Graeff-Teixeira, C Musso, C Strube, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CK Fan, CK Fan, CN Macpherson, CO Emehelu, CP Wilkinson, CV Holland, D Antolova, D Despommier, D Düwel, D Leonardi, D Stürchler, D Watthanakulpanich, D Woodhall, DE Jacobs, DF Martínez-Pulgarín, DH Brown, DM Woodhall, E Kuenzli, E Richartz, E Xinou, EC de Souza, F Caldera, F Prunier, FB Morais, G Hrckova, G Hrˇckova, G Hrˇckova, G Ranasuriya, G Roddie, G Roddie, G Rubinsky-Elefant, GM Moreira, H Bachli, H Mizgajska-Wiktor, H Smith, H Yamasaki, HC Wilder, I Saeed, J Basualdo, J Chen, J Chen, J Fillaux, J Finsterer, J Gawor, J Rodman, J Rokicki, JC Parsons, JD Fortenberry, JD Gass, JD Keegan, JF Arevalo, JF Magnaval, JF Magnaval, JF Magnaval, JF Magnaval, JF Magnaval, JF Magnaval, JM Stewart, JP Campbell, K Macuhova, K Yokoi, KD Choi, L Gunaseelan, LA Reperant, LF de Avila, LM Gibbons, LT Glickman, M Frazier, M Hartleb, M Wiśniewska-Ligier, M Yoshikawa, M Zibaei, MA Ismail, ME Parise, MG Barrera, ML Chorazy, MW Li, MW Li, MW Li, N Akao, N Hashida, N Tomita, N Van De, NM Oteifa, O Eberhardt, P Deplazes, P Dubinský, PA Overgaauw, PG Chiodo, PJ Hotez, PL Peixoto, Q Chen, R Fogt-Wyrwas, R Noordin, R Tiyo, RB Gasser, RB Gasser, RB Gasser, RJ Quinnell, RM Stoicescu, S Goffette, S Mohamad, S Rajesh, S Rohilla, S Wickramasinghe, S Wickramasinghe, SF Moreira-Silva, SG Kayes, SH Gillespie, SJ Ahn, SJ Ahn, SJ Lim, SK Rai, SS Sánchez, T Satou, T Shimizu, TH Le, VT Tran, WHO, XQ Zhu, XQ Zhu, XQ Zhu, Y Jin, YJ Kim, YK Kim, Z Pawlowski   +144 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, Ana Pérez de Ayala, Francesca F. Norman, Miriam Navarro, José-Antonio Pérez-Molina, Mercedes Rodriquez-Ferrer, Teresa Gárate, Rogelio López-Vélez   +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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Endoparasitic infections in dogs from rural areas in the Lobos District, Buenos Aires province, Argentina [PDF]

, 2013
Dogs are definite hosts for several zoonotic helminthes and protozoan. Rural areas from the Lobos District in the northeast of Buenos Aires province, Argentina, are mainly used for livestock activity, increasing in this way the number of dogs on farms as
Bongiovanni, Roberto Antonio, Denegri, Guillermo Maria, Dopchiz, Marcela Cecilia, Elissondo, María Celina, Gonzalez, Patricia Verónica, Lavallén, Carla Mariela, Yannarella, Francisco   +6 more
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Alterations of plasma circulating microRNAs in BALB/c mice with Toxocara canis visceral and cerebral larva migrans

Parasites & Vectors
Background 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, Yi Chen, Zhiwan Zheng, Lijun Lin, Xueqiu Chen, Chenyu Yang, Die Zhong, Haiyan Wu, Zhiwei Xiong, Sishi Liu, Tao Wang, Yi Yang, Aifang Du, Guangxu Ma   +13 more
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Cutaneos larva migrans in travelers [PDF]

, 1994
The symptoms, medical history, and treatment of 98 patients with cutaneous larva migrans (creeping eruption) who attended a travel-related-disease clinic during a period of 4 years are reviewed.
Jelinek, Thomas, Löscher, Thomas, Maiwald, H., Nothdurft, H. D.   +3 more
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Zoonotic Parasites in Marmosets (Callithrix Spp.) From Southern Brazil: Insights From a One Health Perspective

Journal of Medical Primatology, Volume 54, Issue 5, October 2025.
ABSTRACT Background Currently, six species of Callithrix are frequently observed in anthropized and degraded environments in different regions of Brazil. This occupation favors interactions with humans and increases the risk of infection by parasites with zoonotic potential.
Maysa Emanuely dos Santos, Matheus Azambuja, Denilton Vidolin, Rosimeire Nunes de Oliveira   +3 more
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Presence of eggs of Toxocara spp. and hookworms in a student environment in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Presença de ovos de Toxocara spp. e ancilostomatídeos em ambiente estudantil do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

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, Maria Antonieta Machado Pereira da Silva, Luciana Laitano Dias de Castro, Emília Welter Wendt, Marcos Marreiro Villela, Maria Elisabeth Aires Berne   +5 more
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