منابع مشابه
Human toxocariasis.
Parasitic nematodes of the genus Toxocara are socioeconomically important zoonotic pathogens. These parasites are usually directly transmitted to the human host via the faecal-oral route and can cause toxocariasis and associated complications, including allergic and neurological disorders. Although tens of millions of people are estimated to be exposed to or infected with Toxocara spp, global e...
متن کاملImmunodiagnosis of Human Toxocariasis
Human toxocariasis is a helminthic zoonosis caused by larval stages of Toxocara canis and, less frequently, by T. cati, the roundworms of dogs and cats, respectively. Accidentally, humans ingest embryonated eggs containing the infective larva which are released in the upper small intestine and then pass through the intestinal epithelium to reach the blood vessels, where they can migrate to the ...
متن کاملHighlights of human toxocariasis.
Human toxocariasis is a helminthozoonosis due to the migration of Toxocara species larvae through human organism. Humans become infected by ingesting either embryonated eggs from soil (geophagia, pica), dirty hands or raw vegetables, or larvae from undercooked giblets. The diagnosis relies upon sensitive immunological methods (ELISA or western-blot) which use Toxocara excretory-secretory antige...
متن کاملDiagnostic Trends of Human Toxocariasis
everal methods for diagnosing human toxocariasis have been reported in the literature. Definitive diagnosis is by histopathological examination and morphological and morphometric identification of L2 in tissue samples. However, it is often not practical to obtain biopsy material to examine for larvae. The most effective laboratory diagnostic approach for toxocariasis in a patient suspected of b...
متن کاملHuman Toxocariasis: Secondary Data Analysis
Introduction: Toxocariasis is a helminthiasis caused by Toxocara ssp., and result of the migration of infective larvae into the visceral, causing disease. There are 21 species belonging to the Toxocara genus, but only T. canis and T. cati are important in public health. Objetctive: To produce a review of the literature about human toxocariasis using the methodology of secondary data analysis. T...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Turkish Bulletin of Hygiene and Experimental Biology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0377-9777,1308-2523
DOI: 10.5505/turkhijyen.2013.04875