background: human toxocariasis, a helminthozoonosis, is due to the migration of toxocara species larvae into human organisms. humans, especially children become infected by ingesting of embryonated eggs from soil, dirty hands, and raw vegetables. seroprevalence of this infection is high in developed countries, especially in rural areas. the aim of this study was to investigate the seroepidemiol...

background: enterobius vermicularis (formerly oxyuriasis vermicularis), is a prevalent parasitic infection especially in preschool children worldwide. the present study aimed to explore the prevalence of oxyuriasis and its influencing factors in kindergartens.materials and methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted on 175 children using multi-stage sampling method in ali abad-e-katoul city-...

Latino immigrant families with children with disabilities experience multiple sources of oppression during their settlement process in the United States. Unfair social structures and dominant cultural values and norms and the way they influence the immigrants' personal life stories generate a cycle of oppression very difficult to break. This paper presents a case study of how a group of Latino ...