In this study, an ELISA with Toxocara canis antigen was used for the determination of sero-epidemiological survey of Toxocara canis infection in urban and rural areas of northwestern part of Turkey. Toxocara seroprevalance was detected among randomly selected 430 children in the rural areas and 141 children in the urban areas. Total seroprevalence rate of Toxocara antibodies was found as 12.95%...

Human toxocariasis is commonly seen in places where stray and Toxocara canis-infected dog population is high. There is a strong correlation between frequency of Toxocara infection, life style, and infection risk. Institutionalization of mental retarded patients increases to risk of toxocariasis. In this study, we aimed at investigating the frequency of Toxocara infection among children with men...

Infection with Toxocara may affect the central nervous system. A high seroprevalence of Toxocara infection has been reported in psychiatric patients. To the best of our knowledge, there is no previous report about an association of Toxocara infection with suicide attempts. Therefore, we sought to determine whether Toxocara exposure is associated with suicide attempts in psychiatric patients. We...

BACKGROUND There is poor knowledge about the epidemiology of toxocariasis in psychiatric patients. AIMS Determine the seroepidemiology of Toxocara infection in psychiatric patients. METHODS Through a case-control seroprevalence study, 128 psychiatric inpatients and 276 control subjects were compared for the presence of anti-Toxocara IgG antibodies in Durango, Mexico. Socio-demographic, clin...

background: cats and other felines act as definitive hosts for many intestinal parasites, some of which are responsible for several zoonotic diseases.  the aim of this study was to determine the type and prevalence of protozoa and gastrointestinal helminthes among stray cats. methods: a cross sectional study was conducted. digestive tracts of 100 stray cats in zanjan province, north-west of ira...

É necessária a identificação das endoparasitoses mais comuns, pois algumas podem ser caracterizadas como zoonoses. Dentre as possíveis infecções, destacam-se Ancylostoma spp. e Toxocara canis. Os principais sintomas de infecção observados são desarranjo gastrointestinal, emagrecimento vômito. Este estudo teve objetivo identificar comuns em cães domiciliados na zona norte Porto Velho-RO, destaca...

Contact with raw meat could represent a risk for Toxocara infection. We assessed the association of Toxocara infection with an occupation of meat worker though a case-control seroprevalence study of 124 meat workers and 248 subjects without this occupation. Sera of participants was analyzed for the presence of anti-Toxocara IgG antibodies. One (0.8%) of the 124 meat workers, and 5 (2.0%) of the...

Rodents are important intermediate and paratenic hosts for carnivore parasites, including the important zoonotic agents Toxoplasma, Echinococcus and Toxocara. Monitoring of such parasites in rodents can be used to detect increasing risks for human and veterinary public health. Rodents were trapped at four sites in Berlin, two near the city center, two at the periphery. PCRs were conducted to de...