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The global prevalence of Toxocara spp. in pediatrics: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]

Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics, 2021
Background Toxocariasis is a zoonotic parasitic disease caused by Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati in humans. Various types of T. canis are important. Purpose The current study aimed to investigate the prevalence of Toxocara spp.
Behnam Abedi, Mehran Akbari, Sahar KhodaShenas, Alireza Tabibzadeh, Ali Abedi, Reza Ghasemikhah, Marzieh Soheili, Shnoo Bayazidi, Yousef Moradi   +8 more
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Molecular investigation of Toxocara infection from the serum of people living with HIV in Alborz, Iran [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2023
Background Toxocara infection is one of the most common neglected infections of poverty and a helminthiasis of global importance. Traditional diagnostic methods such as antibodies detection in serum samples are limited due to cross-reactivity and poor ...
Mohammad Zibaei, Zahra Hatami, Farzaneh Firoozeh, Fatemeh Bakhshipour, Abolfazl Miahipour, Alireza Soleimani, Elham Shokri   +6 more
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Toxocara infection: seroprevalence and associated risk factors among primary school children in central China

Parasite, 2020
Toxocariasis is a zoonotic disease that poses a threat to public health worldwide. In the present study, we investigated the seroprevalence of Toxocara infection among primary school children in Henan province, central China, which was previously unknown.
Wang Shuai, Li Haoran, Yao Zhijun, Li Pengju, Wang Dong, Zhang Haizhu, Xie Qing, Zhang Zhenchao, Li Xiangrui   +8 more
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Soil Contamination with Toxocara Eggs in Public Schools in Rural Areas of Southern Thailand

Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2020
Soil is considered the primary source of Toxocara transmission to humans, especially children. The status of soil contamination with Toxocara eggs in southern Thailand is unknown.
Nonthapan Phasuk, Ratee Kache, Kanjana Thongtup, Saowalee Boonmuang, Chuchard Punsawad   +4 more
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Genetic analysis of Toxocara spp. in stray cats and dogs in Van province, Eastern Turkey

Journal of Veterinary Research, 2018
Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati are roundworms of dogs and cats. The purpose of this study was to investigate the infection caused by these ascarids in cats and dogs, using microscopic and molecular analysis methods.
Oguz Bekir, Ozdal Nalan, Serdar Deger M.
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Atypical Toxocara canis-Induced Hepatic Visceral Larva Migrans: Diagnostic Challenges and Literature Review

The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
Toxocariasis, a zoonotic infection transmitted by Toxocara canis (from dogs) and Toxocara cati (from cats) larvae, poses rare but severe risks to humans.
Tien Manh Huynh, Khanh Quoc Le Tran, Trung Hoang Dinh, Man Minh Vo, Thong Quang Pham, Thong Duy Vo   +5 more
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Toxocara and environmental damage [PDF]

Veterinary Record, 2023
Christopher Little
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WormWatch: Park soil surveillance reveals extensive Toxocara contamination across the UK and Ireland.

The Veterinary Record, 2022
BACKGROUND Toxocarosis is a globally distributed zoonotic disease, but sources of infection are not well documented over large geographical scales. To determine levels of environmental contamination, soil from 142 parks and recreational areas across the ...
Paul M. Airs, C. Brown, E. Gardiner, Liz Maciag, Jamie P Adams, E. Morgan   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Testing sand and soil from selected playgrounds in Lublin for eggs of nematodes of the genus: Ascaris, Toxocara, Trichuris

Current Issues in Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, 2022
Children need to play outdoors. It is a natural tendency for young children to put everything in their mouths. Hygienic condition of playgrounds is important for maintaining their health.
Chodun-Wroblewska Wiktoria, Nieradko-Iwanicka Barbara, Iwanicki Janusz Andrzej   +2 more
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Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati Somatic and Excretory-Secretory Antigens Are Recognised by C-Type Lectin Receptors

Pathogens, 2021
Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati, the worldwide occurring intestinal roundworms of canids and felids, represent an important public health threat due to various disease manifestations in humans.
M. Raulf, B. Lepenies, C. Strube
semanticscholar   +1 more source