Seroprevalence and Risk Factors of <i>Toxocara</i> spp. in Dogs, Cats, and Their Owners in the City of Villavicencio, Colombia: Interaction With the "One Health" Approach. [PDF]
Vet Med IntBackground Toxocara spp. is one of the most neglected zoonotic soil‐transmitted helminths worldwide, causing toxocariasis in humans. The objective of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of Toxocara spp. in dogs, cats, and their owners, the coprodiagnostic incidence in dogs and cats, the risk factors, and association with atopy in owners of ...
Velásquez Peña MA +3 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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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 +1 more
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DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SEROPREVALENCE OF HUMAN TOXOCARIASIS AMONG THE POPULATION OF NORTH-EASTERN BULGARIA [PDF]
Journal of IMAB, 2021 Toxocariasis is a tissue zoonosis caused by Toxocara spp. and the exposure to these geohelminths varies in different parts of the population in a particular region.
Tatyana Cvetkova +3 more
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Toxocarosis in the guise of tuberculosis
Детские инфекции (Москва), 2021 The variety of clinical manifestations and the absence of strictly specific features make tuberculosis and toxocariasis difficult to diagnose and treat. Doctors of various specialties are engaged in the diagnosis of toxocariasis, depending on which organ
O. K. Kiselevich +3 more
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Features of toxocariasis course in children
Aktualʹnaâ Infektologiâ, 2018 Background. Lack of awareness of physicians, especially pediatricians, about the features of clinical picture and the limitations of laboratory diagnosis of toxocariasis leads to late diagnosis.
T.V. Sorokman, I. Perkas
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Toxocariasis and nephrotic syndrome
Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation, 2019 We describe a case of toxocariasis as a rare cause of nephrotic syndrome in an adult woman. This rare association was confirmed by elevated Toxocara-specific immunoglobulin M titers.
Yosra Ben Ariba +4 more
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Toxocara cati larvae in the eye of a child: a case report
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, 2014 Toxocariasis is a consequence of human infection by Toxocara larvae. There are symptomatic (visceral, ocular) and asymptomatic course of toxocariasis. The ocular form is very rare.
Mohammad Zibaei +2 more
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Peripheral retinal cysts in presumed ocular toxocariasis
Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection, 2023 Typical clinical manifestations of ocular toxocariasis are central posterior granuloma, peripheral granuloma and chronic endophthalmitis. Herein we report the presence of peripheral subretinal cysts in two cases with a presumed ocular toxocariasis (OT).
Rym Maamouri +3 more
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