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Evaluating the Toxocara cati extract as a therapeutic agent for allergic airway inflammation

Immunity, Inflammation and Disease, Volume 12, Issue 6, June 2024.
The hygiene hypothesis suggests that helminth infections can reduce hypersensitivity in the immune system. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of Toxocara cati somatic products on allergic airway inflammation. These findings suggest that T. cati somatic extract has the potential as a therapeutic agent for attenuating allergic airway inflammation ...
Amin Bakhshani, Sima Parande Shirvan, Soheil Sadr, Mohsen Maleki, Alireza Haghparast, Hassan Borji   +5 more
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Prevalence of Toxocara infection and associated risk factors: a cross-sectional study in Zhejiang, China [PDF]

Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Background Human toxocariasis, caused by the zoonotic parasites Toxocara canis (dog roundworm) and T. cati (cat roundworm), affects approximately 19% of the global population, ranking it among the most prevalent neglected infection of poverty.
Yi Yang, Die Zhong, Haiyan Wu, Zhiwei Xiong, Chenyu Yang, Lei Yang, Hongli Zhang, Beibei Wu, Guangxu Ma   +8 more
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Detection of Toxocara cati from Fecal Samples of Domestic Pet Cats at Pet Clinic Surabaya and Durability of Toxocara cati Eggs with In Vitro Media

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, A. Kurnianto, I. P. Hermawan   +2 more
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Prevalence of Toxocara cati in pet cats and it ʼ s zoonotic importance in Tabriz city, Iran

Journal of Zoonotic Diseases, 2020
Toxocara species are common Ascaridoid nematodes of cats and dogs. Notably, Toxocara is known as a common nematode of cats in various parts of Iran. Therefore, the present study was performed on Toxocara cati from pet cats in Tabriz, East-Azerbaijan ...
Yagoob Garedaghi, Ali Shabestari Asl, Aliasgar Shokri   +2 more
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Environmental contamination of different areas of Isfahan province of Iran with Toxocara spp. eggs using molecular methods

Advanced Biomedical Research, 2022
Background: Toxocariasis is a parasitic disease caused by the larval stage of Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati. Infective stage of this parasite for human develops on soil.
Gholamreza Pourshahbazi, Hossein Khanahmad, Reza Khadivi, Nader Pestehchian, Hossein A Yousefi, Rahman Abdizadeh, Somayeh Mousavi Mobarakeh, Fatemeh Hoseini Boldaji, Hossein Yousofi Darani   +8 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, Ali Haniloo, Mohammad Zibaei, Ali Pezeshki, Kamyar Mansori, Kensuke Taira   +5 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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Microscophy Identification of Toxocara cati First Stage Larvae and Second Stage Larvae

Journal of Parasite Science, 2019
This study was aimed to identify the ultra structural morphology of Toxocara cati First Stage Larvae and Second Stage Larvae using Light Microscope. Toxocara cati larvae were obtained from adult worm eggs then were treated in phospat buffer saline with ...
Eny Coolfina Simarmata, Kusnoto Kusnoto, Mochamad Lazuardi, Setiawan Koesdarto, Endang Suprihati, Kuncoro Puguh Santoso   +5 more
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Toxocariasis in Carnivora from Argentinean Patagonia: Species molecular identification, hosts, and geographical distribution

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2018
Twenty four specimens of seven species belonging to the families Felidae, Mustelidae, and Canidae were obtained in Lanín and Nahuel Huapi National Parks from March 1996 to April 2016.
R.M. Vega, C. González Prous, S. Krivokapich, G. Gatti, N.L. Brugni, L. Semenas   +5 more
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Epidemiological Survey on Stray Dogs and Cats Gastro-Intestinal Parasites in Kirkuk province, Iraq [PDF]

Kirkuk Journal of Science, 2018
Gastro-intestinal parasites (GIPs) of stray dogs and cats play an epidemiological critical role, and also play a major role in transmitting through contamination of soil, food and/or drinking water with GIPs faecals.
Husain F. Hassan, Abdul Kadir R. A. Barzinji   +1 more
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