Toxocara canis: una zoonosis frecuente a nivel mundial
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Toxocara canis and Toxocara catis
mopolitan roundworms that infect dogs, especially puppies, and cats. T. canis infection in humans occurs by ingestion of the embryonic eggs, which are shed in the feces of infected dogs. Toxocariasis is manifested in three different syndromes: visceral larva migrans (VLM), ocular larva migrans (OLM), and covert toxocariasis (1, 2). VLM is usually a disease of children 1 to 6 year old, and it ma...
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عنوان ژورنال: CIENCIA Y AGRICULTURA
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0122-8420
DOI: 10.19053/01228420.4803