Seroepidemiological Study of Toxocariasis in the Owners of Domestic Cats and Dogs in Mashhad, Northeastern Iran (Short Communication)
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1. Dept. of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran 2. Immunology Research Center, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran 3. Dept. of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran 4. Research Center for Patient Safety, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran 5. Dept. of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran
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Seroepidemiological Study of Toxocariasis in the Owners of Domestic Cats and Dogs in Mashhad, Northeastern Iran
BACKGROUND Toxocariasis is the clinical terms applied to infection of human with Ascarid nematodes in the order Ascaridida, named Toxocara canis and T. cati. Because in recent years in Iran many people desire to keep pets (cats and dogs), and lacking of seroepidemiological study of toxocariasis in Mashhad, we decided to determine the seroprevalence of toxocariasis among people who own cats and ...
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