BACKGROUND Tuberculosis. toxocariasis and toxoplasmosis are among the common infectious causes of lymphadenitis in children. Cases of Toxoplasma gondii and Toxocara spp co-infection have been reported. CASE PRESENTATION This case report describes a co-infection of Toxoplasma gondii, Toxocara spp and tuberculosis in a child with chronic lymphadenopathy and eosinophilia. CONCLUSION The case r...

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 ...

to study the putative transfer of antibiotic resistance from broiler breeders to human, hen’s eggs and theirday-old chicks were examined for the presence of bacteria. the most frequently isolated organisms indecreasing order were: streptococcus spp., bacillus spp., staphylococcus spp., klebsiella spp., enterobacterspp. and escherichia coli followed by citrobacter spp., proteus spp. and pseudomo...

Aim: The objective of this study was to determine the possible extent of soil contamination at different public places with Toxocara species eggs. Materials and Methods: A Total of 327 samples of soil were collected and examined from different locations which are of public health importance like public parks, playgrounds, door mat dusts, Sidewalks or road sides, in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, to e...

A total of 600 faecal and hair samples (200 of dog faecal, 200 dog’s hair and 200 dog owner’s stool samples) were collected and examined for the presence of Toxocara canis eggs. Toxocara canis eggs were found in 74(37percent) faecal samples, 25 (12.5percent) in hair samples and in 47 (23.5percent) dog owner’s stool samples. Prevalence was higher in pups and children than adults. Twenty five egg...