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Vectors and Vector‐Borne Diseases: Biology, Epidemiology and Integrated Control Strategies

Journal of Applied Entomology, Volume 150, Issue 7, Page 990-1015, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Vector‐Borne Diseases (VBDs), transmitted by arthropods such as mosquitoes, ticks, fleas and sandflies, represent a significant threat to global health. These diseases can be caused by a variety of pathogens, including bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and helminths.
Roberta Rinaldi, Carmen Scieuzo, Federica De Stefano, Luca Masucci, Patrizia Falabella   +4 more
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A Survey of Toxocariasis Among Household and Stray Puppies in Gokarneshwor Municipality, Kathmandu, Nepal

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, Luniva Shrestha, Niva Shrestha, Saroj Khatiwada, Tirth Raj Ghimire, Lipi Buch   +5 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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Proposta de prevenção da larva migrans através da educação ambiental [PDF]

, 2012
Alguns nematóides parasitos de cães e gatos, quando infectam o ser humano seguem por um ciclo errático ao invés de se desenvolverem até o estagio adulto, e ficam migrando pelo organismo por um período indeterminado, podendo ocasionar a síndrome de Larva ...
Lobo, Silas, Gabrili, Joel José Megale
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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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Larva Migrans Overview [PDF]

, 2013
Larva migrans is a group of clinical syndromes that result from the movement of parasite larvae through host tissues. The symptoms vary with the location and extent of the migration.

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Seroprevalence and Risk Factors of Toxocara spp. in Dogs, Cats, and Their Owners in the City of Villavicencio, Colombia: Interaction With the “One Health” Approach

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, Chaira Liz Angelica Vasquez-Turriago, Adolfo Vásquez-Trujillo, Dumar Alexander Jaramillo-Hernández, Lipi Buch   +4 more
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Contamination of public parks and squares from Guarulhos (São Paulo State, Brazil ) by Toxocara spp. and Ancylostoma spp.

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2012
The contaminated soil with mammal feces is an important factor of risk to infection with zoonotic diseases. Amongst these zoonoses are visceral larva migrans and cutaneous larva migrans caused by Toxocara spp. and Ancylostoma spp., respectively.
Jacó Pereira Marques, Catarina de Rezende Guimarães, Ailton Vilas Boas, Paulo Usignolo Carnaúba, Josué de Moraes   +4 more
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Unusual presentations of cutaneous larva migrans

, 2013
Cutaneous larva migrans (also known as creeping eruption, sand worm eruption, plumbers itch, duck hunters itch) is caused by penetration of skin by third-stage larvae of animal hookworms; first reported by Lee in 1874.
Tudor Pinteala, Dan Ferariu, Liliana Foia, Anca Chiriac, Piotr Brzeziński, Anca E. Chiriac, Mihai Danciu, Caius Solovan, Cristina Birsan   +8 more
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Toxocaríase: larva migrans visceral em crianças e adolescentes

Jornal de Pediatria, 2011
OBJETIVOS: Apresentar investigação detalhada de fatores de risco, sintomatologia, exames laboratoriais e de imagem que possam contribuir para o diagnóstico clínico-laboratorial da larva migrans visceral (LMV) em crianças e mostrar a importância do ...
Elaine A. A. Carvalho, Regina L. Rocha
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