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Detection of enteric parasite DNA in household and bed dust samples: potential for infection transmission. [PDF]

, 2020
BACKGROUND: Enteric parasites are transmitted in households but few studies have sampled inside households for parasites and none have used sensitive molecular methods.
Calderón, E, Cooper, PJ, Garcia-Ramon, D, Lopez, A, Mejia, R, Seco-Hidalgo, V   +5 more
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Novel ELISA Based on Purified and Recombinant Antigens from Toxocara Canis Exhibits a High Diagnostic Sensitivity

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2022
Purpose: Toxocariasis is a zoonosis that is mainly caused by the dog roundworm Toxocara canis and the cat roundworm T. cati. The prevalence of T. canis-specific antibodies in humans is 2-5% in Germany. Many infections with Toxocara spp.
J. Schaefer, B. Menge, K. Stiba, J. Dibbern, V. Borchardt-Lohölter, K. Steinhagen, W. Schlumberger   +6 more
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Seroprevalence of Toxocara canis infection and associated risk factors among primary schoolchildren in rural Southern Thailand

Tropical Medicine and Health, 2020
Human toxocariasis is a parasitic zoonosis caused by a parasite in the genus Toxocara and is transmitted mainly by the accidental ingestion of embryonated Toxocara canis (dog roundworm) or T. cati (cat roundworm) eggs.
Nonthapan Phasuk, Chuchard Punsawad
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Excretory/Secretory Metabolome of the Zoonotic Roundworm Parasite Toxocara canis

Biomolecules, 2020
Toxocariasis is a zoonotic disease affecting humans that is predominantly caused by Toxocara canis and T. cati, primarily parasites of dogs and cats, respectively.
P. Wangchuk, Owen Lavers, D. Wishart, A. Loukas   +3 more
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Destruição de ovos de Toxocara canis pelo fungo nematófago Pochonia chlamydosporia Destruction of Toxocara canis eggs by the nematophagous fungus Pochonia chlamydosporia

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2010
INTRODUÇÃO: Toxocara canis é um ascarídeo parasita do intestino delgado de cães, causador da larva migrans visceral em seres humanos. MÉTODOS: Com o objetivo de demonstrar a eficácia do fungo Pochonia chlamydosporia sobre ovos de Toxocara canis em ...
Luiza Neme Frassy, Fabio Ribeiro Braga, André Ricardo e Silva, Jackson Victor de Araújo, Sebastião Rodrigo Ferreira, Leandro Grassi de Freitas   +5 more
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Infection with Toxocara canis Inhibits the Production of IgE Antibodies to α-Gal in Humans: Towards a Conceptual Framework of the Hygiene Hypothesis?

Vaccines, 2020
α-Gal syndrome (AGS) is a type of anaphylactic reaction to mammalian meat characterized by an immunoglobulin (Ig)E immune response to the oligosaccharide α-Gal (Galα1-3Galβ1-4GlcNAc-R).
A. Hodžić, Lourdes Mateos-Hernández, E. Fréalle, Patricia Román-Carrasco, P. Alberdi, M. Pichavant, V. Risco-Castillo, D. Le Roux, J. Vicogne, W. Hemmer, H. Auer, I. Swoboda, G. Duscher, J. de la Fuente, A. Cabezas-Cruz   +14 more
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Behavioral changes in Rattus norvegicus experimentally infected by Toxocara canis larvae Alterações de comportamento em Rattus norvegicus experimentalmente infectados por larvas de Toxocara canis

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2010
Toxocara canis is a common canine nematode parasite and one of its possible transmission mechanisms is the predation of infected rodents by canids. Fifty Rattus norvegicus were used to study behavioral alterations in rodents infected by T.
Pedro P. Chieffi, Renata T.R. Aquino, Maria A. Pasqualotti, Manoel Carlos S.A. Ribeiro, Antonia G. Nasello   +4 more
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Toxocara canis Differentially Affects Hepatic MicroRNA Expression in Beagle Dogs at Different Stages of Infection

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020
Toxocara canis is a neglected zoonotic parasite, which threatens the health of dogs and humans worldwide. The molecular mechanisms that underlie the progression of T. canis infection remain mostly unknown.
Yang Zou, Wen-Bin Zheng, Jun-Jun He, H. Elsheikha, Xing-Quan Zhu, Yixin Lu   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Toxocara canis myelitis.

Nihon Naika Gakkai Zasshi, 2007
イヌ回虫性脊髄炎は幼虫移行症の一つであり，まれな神経感染症である．症例は左半身のしびれ感にて発症した21歳女性で，頻回に生の牛レバー食歴があった．脊髄MRIで第4～8胸椎レベルに病変を認め，脳脊髄液中の好酸球出現と血清IgE上昇を認めた．血清，脳脊髄液中のイヌ回虫抗体価上昇を認め，イヌ回虫性脊髄炎と診断した．アルベンダゾールの内服で臨床症状は改善し，抗体価も低下した．脊髄炎の鑑別診断の一つにイヌ回虫性脊髄炎も考慮すべきと考え，報告する．
Tomohiko, Ishihara, Tetsutaro, Ozawa, Matiko, Nemoto, Junsuke, Shinbo, Shuichi, Igarashi, Keiko, Tanaka, Masatoyo, Nishizawa   +6 more
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Coprological detection of Toxocariosis in domicile and stray dogs and cats in Sulaimani province, Iraq [PDF]

Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 2022
Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati are ascarid nematodes, belong to the Toxocaridae family and genus Toxocara, causing toxocariosis in dogs and cats. The disease is mainly transmitted between animals and humans through ingestion of contaminated food with ...
Zana M. Rashid, Sadat A. Aziz, Othman J. Ali, Nawroz K. Kakarash, Hardi F. Marif   +4 more
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