Adult human case of toxocariasis with pulmonary migratory infiltrate and eosinophilia [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2011 Introduction. Toxocariasis is a zoonosis which is in Serbia characterized with a very high infection rate of dogs and excessive contamination of the soil with the eggs of Toxocara canis, the agent of the disease.
Považan Đorđe +6 more
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Toxocariasis: a silent threat with a progressive public health impact [PDF]
Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2018 Background Toxocariasis is a neglected parasitic zoonosis that afflicts millions of the pediatric and adolescent populations worldwide, especially in impoverished communities.
Jia Chen +7 more
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Prevalence and risk factors of toxocariasis in beef calves in Pandak, Indonesia: A cross-sectional study [PDF]
Open Veterinary JournalBackground: Toxocariasis, caused by Toxocara vitulorum, is economically detrimental to beef calves. Despite its potential impact on cattle productivity, toxocariasis remains underrecognized by local farmers in Bantul, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Widodo Suwito +4 more
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Toxocariasis in North America: A Systematic Review
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2014 Toxocariasis is an important neglected tropical disease that can manifest as visceral or ocular larva migrans, or covert toxocariasis. All three forms pose a public health problem and cause significant morbidity in areas of high prevalence.
Peter J Hotez, Maria Elena Bottazzi
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Toxocara infection in pregnant women: seroprevalence and risk factors [PDF]
BMC Women's HealthBackground Human toxocariasis caused by T. canis is a worldwide and typically neglected zoonotic parasitic disease. Certain behaviors such as a geophagia habit, poor personal hygiene, close contact with young dogs, and ingestion of raw meat, as well as ...
Marjan Noori +7 more
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Measurement of the IgG Avidity Index in the Diagnosis of Clinical Toxocariasis Patients
Pathogens, 2021 Toxocara spp. are parasitic nematodes responsible for human toxocariasis, a common zoonotic helminth infection. The five main features of human toxocariasis are the classical ocular toxocariasis and visceral larva migrans syndrome, followed by covert ...
Estelle Menu +4 more
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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 ResIntroduction: 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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Pulmonary and Liver Toxocariasis Mimicking Metastatic Tumors in a Patient with Colon Cancer
Diagnostics, 2023 Toxocariasis is an uncommon cause of multiple cavitary lung lesions and an ill-defined liver lesion. We herein report a patient with lung and liver toxocariasis, which mimicked metastatic lesions of colon cancer on 18F-FDG PET–CT and chest and abdominal ...
Miju Cheon, Jang Yoo
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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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Small-area estimation of the probability of toxocariasis in New York City based on sociodemographic neighborhood composition. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Toxocariasis is increasingly recognized as an important neglected infection of poverty (NIP) in developed countries, and may constitute the most important NIP in the United States (US) given its association with chronic sequelae such as asthma and poor ...
Michael G Walsh, M A Haseeb
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