• Diagnosis of toxocariasis is difficult because confirmation of infection requires demonstration of larvae via biopsy. (medscape.com)
  • Toxocariasis is human infection with nematode ascarid larvae that ordinarily infect animals. (msdmanuals.com)
  • This case report discusses a diagnosis of bilateral optic nerve sheath meningoceles in a man aged 82 years with stable visual acuity and asymptomatic bilateral choroidal folds. (jamanetwork.com)
  • It is typically an incidental imaging finding and is rarely symptomatic. (blogspot.com)
  • In humans, toxocariasis is considered an aberrant infection because humans are incidental hosts, as the parasites cannot successfully reach full maturity in the human body. (medscape.com)
  • Prevention of toxocariasis is important in both animals and humans. (cdc.gov)
  • Light infections in humans are usually asymptomatic, and probably occur quite frequently. (outbreaknewstoday.com)
  • Diagnosis is based on clinical and serologic findings. (medscape.com)
  • Diagnosis of toxocariasis is made using an Enzyme-Linked Immuno-Sorbent Assay, or ELISA test. (cdc.gov)
  • On the basis of these findings, the two isolates C-29 and C-30 are designated a new species of Bartonella, for which we propose the name Bartonella koehlerae. (lookformedical.com)
  • Toxocariasis is considered one of the Neglected Parasitic Infections, a group of five parasitic diseases that have been targeted by CDC for public health action. (outbreaknewstoday.com)
  • Chorioretinitis associated with congenital viral infections like CMV tends to be stable or improve in infancy, whereas chorioretinitis associated with asymptomatic congenital toxoplasmosis (CTP) progresses for years after birth and is more likely to be clinically significant at an older age. (medscape.com)
  • Isoagglutinins may be elevated, but the finding is nonspecific. (msdmanuals.com)
  • In lab findings, there is almost always a marked peripheral eosinophilia and often, anemia and a hypergammaglobulinemia. (cdc.gov)
  • Based on prevalence and impact on public health, toxocariasis is an underestimated zoonosis in developing and developed countries. (scielo.org.co)
  • Most frequently, human toxocariasis is caused by T. canis , a nematode roundworm of the family Ascaridae. (medscape.com)
  • involucra animales de compañía caninos y felinos, como también perros y gatos sin hogar ( Canis familiaris y Felis catus , respectivamente), que diseminan los huevos del parásito en sus heces al medio ambiente. (scielo.org.co)
  • Prevention of toxocariasis obviously is preferable, but eradicating T canis infection is difficult because of the complexity of its life cycle. (medscape.com)
  • This paper reviews the experimental studies focused on vaccine development for toxocariasis control, and special attention is given to relevant epidemiological studies on the importance of dogs in human toxocariasis. (scielo.org.co)
  • Toxocariasis is exceptionally detrimental to kittens, as appetite loss and poor growth can ultimately lead to mortality. (wikipedia.org)
  • One of the main risk factors for the infection and development of human toxocariasis, is to cohabit with puppies and kittens. (scielo.org.co)
  • Toxocariasis is a human disease caused by infection with the larval stages of the dog or cat roundworm. (cdc.gov)
  • Depending on the location and number of the larva in the human host, the disease can either be asymptomatic or cause conditions such as fever, cough, pneumonia, and vision loss. (wikipedia.org)
  • His medical history was toxocariasis, and trichinosis were negative, and parasites were not unusual. (cdc.gov)
  • 1999 after his chest x-ray showed abnormal findings. (cdc.gov)
  • Like many diseases, changes in behavior can also be attributed to toxocariasis. (wikipedia.org)
  • CDC supports the findings in this report, which indicate a need for greater recognition of the potential to eradicate targeted diseases. (cdc.gov)
  • These findings were compared to other motor neuron diseases and neurofibrillary accumulations in man and animals. (lookformedical.com)
  • spontaneously after 2 months, and he had been asymptomatic since then. (cdc.gov)