To elucidate the pathogenic potential of Toxocara cati, we observed the ophthalmologic changes of the fundi in Mongolian gerbils, Meriones unguiculatus, after oral inoculation of 17 embryonated eggs/g ...

Toxocariasis is a zoonotic infection caused primarily by the larvae of Toxocara canis and, to a lesser extent, Toxocara cati. This parasitic condition is a significant public health concern globally ...

Human toxocariasis -- a neglected tropical disease found worldwide, can cause a range of allergic, neurological, cardiac, and other symptoms. However, it also goes unnoticed in many people who ...

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) in childhood account for less than 10% of all hematological malignancies, and 30% of these children have predisposing conditions. The patient we discuss in this paper ...

People can become infected from a worm that causes blindness simply by stroking a dog that carries the parasite, according to new research. The latest issue of New Scientist magazine reports that two ...

We developed a novel and simple method, using loopmediated isothermal amplification (LAMP), for the detection and discrimination of Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati eggs. The new method employs 4 ...

Neurotoxocarosis (NT) occurs in humans when larvae of the Toxocara roundworm migrate into the central nervous system. That infection is accompanied by a complex molecular signaling cascade, including ...

hi, i know this sounds silly but toxocara canis scares me, i know that it is extremly rare to occur but pehaps if you can answer a few questions my mind would be set at ease. Your chances of getting ...

Hi, first things first, I have OCD and become very worried/scared of diseases. One of my main fears has always been toxocara canis, it petrifies me. To ease my fears i wa sjust wondering if you could ...