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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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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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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 +6 more
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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 +7 more
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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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Image Case:Ocular Toxocariasis in 14 Years Old Male. [PDF]
Afro-Egyptian Journal of Infectious and Endemic Diseases, 2019 Toxocariasis is one of zoonotic infections all over the world that is caused by Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati. Infection with Toxocara occurs by accidentlal ingestion of embryonated eggs or larvae which have been shed in the feces of infected animals.
Tarek Zaher +3 more
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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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Prevalence and risk factors of toxocariasis in beef calves in Pandak, Indonesia: A cross-sectional study. [PDF]
Open Vet JBackground: 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.
Suwito W +4 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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