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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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Evaluation of Toxocara cati Excretory-Secretory Larval Antigens in Serodiagnosis of Human Toxocariasis. [PDF]

J Clin Lab Anal, 2016
Zibaei M, Sadjjadi SM, Sarkari B, Uga S.
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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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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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Attempts of immunization of mice against experimental infection by Toxocara cati

Tikrit Journal of Pure Science, 2023
studied the impact of muscular immunization to white mice (Balb / c) with serum and cell lymphoma of the spleen immunized mice with different antigens (mature eggs, live larvae, liquid hatch eggs, extract adult worm) of Toxocara canis to resist ...
Ilham Aed Asaad Al-Tikriti
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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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Comparison of six simple methods for extracting ribosomal and mitochondrial DNA from Toxocara and Toxascaris nematodes [PDF]

, 2013
Six simple methods for extraction of ribosomal and mitochondrial DNA from Toxocara canis, Toxocara cati and Toxascaris leonina were compared by evaluating the presence, appearance and intensity of PCR products visualized on agarose gels and amplified ...
Mikaeili, F., Kia, E.B., Sharbatkhori, M., Sharifdini, M., Jalalizand, N., Heidari, Z., Zarei, Z., Stensvold, C.R., Mirhendi, H.   +8 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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