“Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati, the common roundworms of dogs and cats respectively, are commonly found in the soil of public parks,” the researchers explained in their paper. These ...

Dogs and cats are the definitive hosts for the roundworm species that commonly cause human disease. Helminthiasis Toxocara canis - also known as dog roundworm. The life cycle of the roundworm ...

Closer examination of the detected eggs found that most were potentially infective, and most were of the species Toxocara canis—the common dog roundworm. On the basis of these findings ...

One of my main fears has always been toxocara canis, it petrifies me ... 3, Do the eggs develop and thrive in dog feces? or is it only in the soil? thank you fo your time. Answer::15. Dear Help, 1.

University of Melbourne parasitologist Vito Colella said there was an increased risk of exposure to Toxocara roundworms after recent warm and wet weather. Dogs could contract toxocariasis over the ...

The disease is caused by Toxocara canis and T. cati, which live within the intestines of dogs and cats. Most human patients are children between the ages of two and four years, who become infected ...