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Study on the Seroprevalence of Cystic Echinococcosis and Toxocariasis in the Rural Population Referred to Reference Laboratory in Urmia, Northwest Iran. [PDF]

J Parasitol Res
Introduction: Cystic echinococcosis (CE) and toxocariasis are the two important zoonoses worldwide, and both are endemic in Iran, especially in rural areas. The present study was aimed at determining the seroprevalence of human CE and toxocariasis in rural inhabitants of Urmia District, Northwest Iran. Materials and Methods: During 6 months (January to
Ramzi F, Jafari R, Yousefi E.
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Electrochemical detection of Toxocara canis excretory-secretory antigens in children from rural communities in Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador: association between active infection and high eosinophilia. [PDF]

, 2020
BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of active Toxocara canis infections in humans is challenging. Larval stages of T. canis do not replicate in human tissues and disease may result from infection with a single T. canis larva.
Chico, M, Cooper, P, De Wael, K, Morales-Yánez, F, Muyldermans, S, Paredis, L, Polman, K, Roucher, C, Sariego, I, Trashin, S   +9 more
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Epidemiology of human toxocariasis in Poland – A review of cases 1978–2009

Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, 2015
Toxocariasis is a helminthozoonosis due to the infection of humans with larvae belonging to the Toxocara genus. Humans become infected as a result of accidental consumption of infected eggs containing third stage larvae (L3) nematodes from Toxocara canis
Anna Borecka, Teresa Kłapeć
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Frequency of Toxocara Antibodies in Patients Clinically Suspected to Ocular Toxocariasis, Northeast of Iran

Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2021
Background: Human toxocariasis is a neglected parasitic disease in most countries including Iran. Among different clinical forms of toxocariasis, ocular toxocariasis (OT) is an important disease resulting in severe vision loss.
Abdolmajid Fata, Seyedeh Maryam Hosseini, Se Joon Woo, Mohammad Zibaei, Fariba Berenji, Bibi Razieh Hosseini Farash, Elham Moghaddas   +6 more
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Seroprevalence and Potential Risk Factors of Toxocariasis among General Population in Southwest Iran: Implications on the One Health Approach [PDF]

Journal of Immunology Research, Volume 2024, Issue 1, 2024.
Toxocariasis is one of the most common zoonotic diseases distributed worldwide. This study aimed to estimate the seroprevalence of anti‐Toxocara immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies and the associated risk factors among general populations living in urban and rural areas of Abadan and Khorramshahr cities in Khuzestan Province, Southwest Iran.
Masoud Foroutan, Aida Vafae Eslahi, Shahrzad Soltani, Naser Kamyari, Ehsan Moradi-Joo, Jean‐François Magnaval, Milad Badri   +6 more
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Ears of the Armadillo: Global Health Research and Neglected Diseases in Texas [PDF]

, 2013
Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) have\ud been recently identified as significant public\ud health problems in Texas and elsewhere in\ud the American South. A one-day forum on the\ud landscape of research and development and\ud the hidden burden of NTDs
AD Harries, AV Bode, BI Restrepo, BI Restrepo, Bruce Y. Lee, BY Lee, BY Lee, C Barona-Vilar, C Bern, C González, CA Petersen, CE Matthews, CL Fredregill, CM Jean, CP McHugh, D Nash, E Dumonteil, EG Radke, EJ Hanford, Harold S. Margolis, HQ Qu, HQ Qu, J Cox, JA Serpa, JC Vazquez-Chagoyan, Jennifer Chow, Jesus G. Valenzuela, JJ Wen, JK Andrus, JK Andrus, JM Brunkard, Jocelyn K. Lambuth, Jon Andrus, Joseph B. McCormick, K Kline, K Purcell, K Schleich, Karen A. Goraleski, KM Lillibridge, KO Murray, KO Murray, KO Murray, Kristy O. Murray, KY Won, LM Gardner, MA Barry, Maria Elena Bottazzi, MM Ramos, MS Nolan, MS Nolan, N Bouri, NA Wright, OA Saldarriaga, P Hotez, P Hotez, P Reiter, Peter J. Hotez, Peter Melby, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, Rebeca Rico-Hesse, RJ Harrigan, S Mirza, S Sarkar, SA Kjos, SP Fisher-Hoch, Susan P. Fisher-Hoch, T Meyer, Y Moolani   +79 more
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Serosurvey of anti-Toxocara antibodies and risk factors in adolescent and adult pregnant women of southeastern Brazil

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021
Toxocariasis is worldwide endemic parasitic anthropozoonosis with high risk to those in in vulnerable populations and particularly during pregnancy and childhood. Although the prevalence of anti-Toxocara spp. antibodies has been extensively studied, risk
Priscila de Oliveira Azevedo, Susana Zevallos Lescano, Rogério Giuffrida, Louise Bach Kmetiuk, Andrea Pires dos Santos, Sriveny Dangoudoubiyam, Alexander Welker Biondo, Vamilton Alvares Santarém   +7 more
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Seroprevalence of toxocariasis in children aged 1-9 years in western Islamic Republic of Iran, 2003 [PDF]

, 2007
We determined the seroprevalence of Toxocara canis infection in 544 children under 10 years randomly selected from urban and rural areas of Hamadan, An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used for detection of antibodies to T.
Azimi, A., Fallah, M., Taherkhani, H.
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Ocular toxocariasis: a neglected parasitic disease in Egypt

Bulletin of the National Research Centre, 2019
Background Ocular toxocariasis is considered a parasitic disease of major socioeconomic importance. In spite of the high prevalence of human toxocariasis (up to 84%) among Egyptian patients, the incidence of ocular toxocariasis is underestimated.
Nagwa Mostafa El-Sayed, Nagham Gamal Masoud   +1 more
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Kejadian Penyakit Toxocariasis pada Pasien Anjing dan Kucing di Klinik Hewan Jogja Periode 2019-2020

Jurnal Sain Veteriner, 2023
Latar Belakang: Toxocariasis merupakan penyakit infeksi yang sering menyerang pada hewan kesayangan anjing kucing disebabkan oleh cacing Toxocara sp. Penyakit ini termasuk dalam golongan penyakit zoonosis karena dapat menular pada hewan dan pada manusia ...
Farhan Arhabi Prima, Fa'iz Ihsanul Kamil, Ida Tjahajati, Tri Ari Widiastuti, Gustaf Eifel Silalahi   +4 more
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