Larva migrans in BALB/c mice experimentally infected with Toxocara cati ensured by PCR assay [PDF]
BMC Veterinary Research, 2022 Background Toxocara cati, the cat roundworm, is a parasitic nematode that known to cause toxocariasis in intermediate hosts and humans. In this study, we characterized the dynamics of T.
Majid Naderbandi +6 more
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Prevalence and Molecular Characterization of Toxocara cati Infection in Feral Cats in Alexandria City, Northern Egypt [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2021 Background: This study was performed to determine the prevalence and to identify precisely Toxocara spp., which infects feral cats in Alexandria, Egypt based on morphological and molecular approaches.
Mahmoud Abdelnaby El-Seify +4 more
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A walk on the wild side: A review of the epidemiology of Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati in wild hosts [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2023 Toxocara species are cosmopolitan nematode parasites of companion, domestic and wild hosts. Of the 26 known species of Toxocara, only Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati are definitively zoonotic. The significance of wild carnivores as definitive hosts of T.
Celia V. Holland
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Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati Somatic and Excretory-Secretory Antigens Are Recognised by C-Type Lectin Receptors [PDF]
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.
Marie-Kristin Raulf +2 more
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High Toxocara cati prevalence in wild, free-ranging Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) in Finland, 1999–2015 [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2022 In Finland, free-ranging Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) population has grown from 30 to 40 individuals to 2800 individuals since the species became partly protected in 1962. Changes in host population size are known to have an impact on host-parasite dynamics,
Miisa Virta +4 more
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Detection of Toxocara cati Larvae from Ostrich and Wild Boar Meat Intended for Human Consumption [PDF]
Pathogens, 2021 Toxocara cati is a common roundworm of cats and wild felids and, together with T. canis, it is the main causative agent of human toxocariasis. Humans may become infected by ingestion of embryonated eggs via contaminated soil, food, or water, or by ...
Alice Michelutti +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
Intan Permatasari Hermawan
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Toxocara cati Infection in Cats (Felis catus): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [PDF]
AnimalsIntroduction: Toxocariasis is an infection caused in canines, felines, humans, and other vertebrates by species of the genus Toxocara, such as T. canis and T. cati.
Jorge Luis Bonilla-Aldana +3 more
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Deglycosylation of Excretory-Secretory Antigens of the Second-Stage Larvae of Toxocara cati Improves Its Efficacy in the Diagnosis of Human Toxocariasis [PDF]
Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2023 Background. Toxocariasis is an important zoonotic infection, especially in tropical areas. One of the significant challenges in the serodiagnosis of human toxocariasis is the cross-reaction of Toxocara antigens with other parasites due to their ...
Ali Pouryousef +4 more
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Nematode larva migrans caused by Toxocara cati in the North Island brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli) [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2020 Sporadic cases of visceral and neural nematode larva migrans have been diagnosed at necropsy in the endangered New Zealand kiwi (Apteryx spp.), but the causative organisms have not yet been definitively identified.
Adrienne F. French +4 more
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