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 +8 more
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Study on the Contamination of Yasuj Public Parks Soil with Toxocara spp. Eggs in 2021 [PDF]
Journal of Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, 2023 Background: Toxocariasis is one of the most common diseases among humans and animals. According to the various studies, the rate of soil contamination with the worm's eggs in the world has been reported on average at 13.2% and in Iran at between 3.5 and ...
Soroush Nasuhi +4 more
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Study of Soil Contamination by Toxocara Spp. Eggs in Fasa, South of Iran from April to December 2018 [PDF]
Journal of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, 2019 Background & Objective: Toxocariasis is a parasitic disease caused by dog ascaris and cat ascaris. Raising pets, especially dogs or cats, has been part of modern life and this raising is the cause of soil contamination by Toxocara spp. eggs.
fatemeh rastgoo +5 more
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Toxocariasis in waste pickers: a case control seroprevalence study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 BACKGROUND: The epidemiology of Toxocara infection in humans in Mexico has been poorly explored. There is a lack of information about Toxocara infection in waste pickers.
Cosme Alvarado-Esquivel
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Joint manifestations in children infected with Ascaris lumbricoides and Toxocara canis – single centre experience [PDF]
, 2016 Joint disorders in children are a frequent cause of parents’ concern and a reason of visiting family doctors and rheumatologists. In search for the correct diagnosis, a wide differential diagnosis should be conducted, including bacterial, parasitic, but ...
Janicka-Szczepaniak, Marta +5 more
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Molecular characterization of a Toxocara variant from cats in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [PDF]
, 1998 The ascaridoid nematode of cats from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, previously identified morphologically as Toxocara canis, was characterized using a molecular approach.
Zhu, Xing Quan +5 more
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Jurnal Sain Peternakan Indonesia, 2021 The purpose of this study was to determine the presence of Toxocara cati eggs in the feces of Domestic pet cats at the Surabaya Animal Clinic and the durability of Toxocara cati eggs with in vitro media. Total fecal samples taken were 30 cat feces from 5
O. R. P. A. Mussa +2 more
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Detection of Toxocara species larvae in four Iranian free-range broiler farms
BMC Veterinary Research, 2022 Background The epidemiology of Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati in food animals, associated products, and their zoonotic potential are poorly understood. A cross sectional study was designed to determine the prevalence of Toxocara spp.
Elham Shokri +5 more
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, 2012 OBJECTIVE: To assess the validity of a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) by applying it to children and adolescents living in Salvador, Bahia. METHODS: The validity of this FFQ with 98 food items was investigated among 108 children and adolescents who ...
L. C. Rodrigues +26 more
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Exploring the immunology of parasitism--from surface antigens to the hygiene hypothesis [PDF]
, 2009 Helminth immunology is a field which has changed beyond recognition in the past 30 years, transformed not only by new technologies from cDNA cloning to flow cytometry, but also conceptually as our definition of host immune pathways has matured.
R. M. MAIZELS, Maizels, R M
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