• Toxocariasis is an infection caused by the ingestion of larvae of the dog roundworm Toxocara canis or the cat roundworm Toxocara cati . (medscape.com)
  • Because the anti-Toxocara immunoglobulin-positive population is much higher than the prevalence of clinical toxocariasis, most patients are thought to have subclinical infection. (medscape.com)
  • Harnessing the Toxocara Genome to Underpin Toxocariasis Research and New Interventions. (org.vn)
  • Good hygiene practices, timely disposal of pet feces, and routine deworming of pets are strategies necessary to reduce ocular toxocariasis in humans. (medscape.com)
  • Ocular toxocariasis can induce decreased visual acuity, uveitis , retinal granuloma, endophthalmitis, and other ocular lesions that often lead to sudden vision loss in the affected eye. (medscape.com)
  • Ocular larva migrans (OLM), also called ocular toxocariasis, is usually unilateral and has no or very mild systemic manifestations. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The epidemiology and public health importance of toxocariasis: a zoonosis of global importance. (journal-imab-bg.org)
  • Epidemiology of human toxocariasis in Poland - A review of cases 1978-2009. (org.vn)
  • Based on prevalence and impact on public health, toxocariasis is an underestimated zoonosis in developing and developed countries. (scielo.org.co)
  • Según la prevalencia y el impacto en la salud pública, la toxocariasis es una zoonosis subestimada en los países en desarrollo y desarrollados. (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)
  • Diagnosis of toxocariasis is difficult because confirmation of infection requires demonstration of larvae via biopsy. (medscape.com)
  • 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 human infection with nematode ascarid larvae that ordinarily infect animals. (msdmanuals.com)
  • 3. Hotez PJ, Wilkins PP. Toxocariasis: America's Most Common Neglected Infection of Poverty and a Helminthiasis of Global Importance? (journal-imab-bg.org)
  • Diagnosis of toxocariasis is based on clinical, epidemiologic, and serologic findings. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Toxocariasis--a current clinical and diagnostic problem. (org.vn)
  • Epidemiologic features differ depending on the clinical syndrome and etiology. (medscape.com)
  • Human toxocariasis: current advances in diagnostics, treatment, and interventions. (journal-imab-bg.org)
  • 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)
  • Epidemiologic studies have implicated the presence of dogs, particularly pups, in the household and pica (dirt eating) as the principal risk factors for human toxocaral disease. (cdc.gov)
  • Toxocariasis in humans is an unknown and underdiagnosed disease with increased risk of distribution determined by the large canine and cat populations. (journal-imab-bg.org)
  • Epidemiologic data have revealed that the incidence of ALI/ARDS varies widely by geographic location. (hindawi.com)
  • Contamination of the environment with pets feces containing helminth eggs is the key route of transmission toxocariasis, threatening especially the youngest children. (journal-imab-bg.org)
  • Toxocariasis: a silent threat with a progressive public health impact. (org.vn)
  • Every year, at least 3,000-4,000 serum specimens from patients with presumptive diagnoses of toxocariasis are sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), state public health laboratories, or private laboratories for serodiagnostic confirmation (9). (cdc.gov)
  • Toxocariasis, a neglected disease in Switzerland? (org.vn)
  • Toxocariasis under the present conditions. (org.vn)
  • Toxocariasis is an infection caused by the ingestion of larvae of the dog roundworm Toxocara canis or the cat roundworm Toxocara cati . (medscape.com)
  • 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)
  • Often clinicians do not receive sufficient training in the diagnosis and treatment of these infections, which include, but are not limited to, Chagas disease, congenital cytomegalovirus infection , cysticercosis , toxocariasis, toxoplasmosis, and trichomoniasis . (medscape.com)
  • Mebendazole is an anthelmintic agent used commonly for roundworm (pinworm and hookworm) infections, trichinosis, capillariasis and toxocariasis and other parasitic worm infections. (nih.gov)
  • Epidemiologic studies have implicated the presence of dogs, particularly pups, in the household and pica (dirt eating) as the principal risk factors for human toxocaral disease. (cdc.gov)
  • 2. Singh A.D., Bergman L., Seregard S. Uveal melanoma: epidemiologic aspects. (igb.ru)
  • He has been or is currently involved in epidemiologic studies or outbreak investigations involving Chagas disease, lymphatic filariasis , onchocerciasis , cryptosporidiosis, and giardiasis. (medscape.com)