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  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
7,125 Views
20 Pages

Synthesis, Antigenicity Against Human Sera and Structure-Activity Relationships of Carbohydrate Moieties from Toxocara larvae and Their Analogues

  • Akihiko Koizumi,
  • Kimiaki Yamano,
  • Takashi Tsuchiya,
  • Frank Schweizer,
  • Fumiyuki Kiuchi and
  • Noriyasu Hada

30 July 2012

Stereocontrolled syntheses of biotin-labeled oligosaccharide portions containing the Galβ1-3GalNAc core of the TES-glycoprotein antigen obtained from larvae of the parasite Toxocara and their analogues have been accomplished. Trisaccharides Fuc2Meα1-...

  • Brief Report
  • Open Access
8 Citations
9,455 Views
5 Pages

Detection of Toxocara cati Larvae from Ostrich and Wild Boar Meat Intended for Human Consumption

  • Alice Michelutti,
  • Sofia Sgubin,
  • Christian Falcaro,
  • Valentina Cagnin,
  • Alessia Zoroaster and
  • Patrizia Danesi

7 October 2021

Toxocara cati is a common roundworm of cats and wild felids and, together with T. canis, it is the main causative agent of human toxocariasis. Humans may become infected by ingestion of embryonated eggs via contaminated soil, food, or water, or by in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,686 Views
14 Pages

Phenotypic Screening of H1-Antihistamines Identifies Promethazine and Rupatadine as Active Compounds Against Toxocara canis Infective Larvae

  • Taís C. Silva,
  • Julia Godoy-Silva,
  • Monique C. Amaro,
  • João V. Silva-Silva,
  • Thiago H. Doring,
  • Leonardo L. G. Ferreira,
  • Adriano D. Andricopulo and
  • Josué de Moraes

Background: Parasitic worm infections remain among the most prevalent and neglected health issues worldwide, affecting both humans and animals. Toxocariasis, caused by Toxocara spp., is a widespread zoonosis with significant public health and economi...

  • Review
  • Open Access
16 Citations
9,074 Views
26 Pages

Who Let the Dogs Out? Unmasking the Neglected: A Semi-Systematic Review on the Enduring Impact of Toxocariasis, a Prevalent Zoonotic Infection

  • Katrin Henke,
  • Sotirios Ntovas,
  • Eleni Xourgia,
  • Aristomenis K. Exadaktylos,
  • Jolanta Klukowska-Rötzler and
  • Mairi Ziaka

Toxocariasis remains an important neglected parasitic infection representing one of the most common zoonotic infections caused by the parasite Toxocara canis or, less frequently, by Toxocara cati. The epidemiology of the disease is complex due to its...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
5,624 Views
12 Pages

Human Toxocariasis: Presenting a Case Report of Eosinophilic Myocarditis Associated with Toxocara canis Infection and a Literature Review

  • Anna Nikopoulou,
  • Lazaros Sideras,
  • Athanasia Marina Peristeri,
  • Panagiota Ligda,
  • Olympia Akritidou and
  • Smaragda Sotiraki

Toxocariasis is a parasitic zoonosis caused by ascarid nematodes of dogs (Toxocara canis) or cats (Toxocara cati). Transmission to humans can occur in various ways, most commonly through the ingestion of infective embryonated eggs in soil or on veget...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
2,854 Views
5 Pages

Detection of Toxocara cati Larvae in a Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) and in a Red Kite (Milvus milvus) in Basilicata Region, Italy

  • Mariateresa Toce,
  • Antonella Cristina Romano,
  • Ileana Pietragalla,
  • Gianluca Marucci and
  • Lucia Palazzo

11 March 2022

Toxocara cati is a common parasite of wild and domestic felines, and presents a cosmopolitan distribution. Adult parasites localize in the gut of the definitive host giving rise to the infection, which usually runs asymptomatic. These worms produce e...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,070 Views
5 Pages

Toxocariasis is the parasitic infection caused by the larvae of Toxocara roundworms species: Toxocara canis from dogs and, less frequently, Toxocara cati from cats. The high proportion of asymptomatic cases of toxocariasis and the uncharacteristic cl...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,473 Views
9 Pages

Toxocariasis as a Rare Parasitic Complication of a Transthoracic Spine Surgery Procedure

  • Jan Soukup,
  • Jan Cerny,
  • Martin Cegan,
  • Petr Kelbich and
  • Tomas Novotny

3 December 2021

Human toxocariasis is a helminthozoonosis caused by the migration of Toxocara species larvae through an organism. The infection in humans is transmitted either by direct ingestion of the eggs of the parasite, or by consuming undercooked meat infested...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
6,122 Views
17 Pages

Toxocara canis- and Toxocara cati-Induced Neurotoxocarosis Is Associated with Comprehensive Brain Transcriptomic Alterations

  • Patrick Waindok,
  • Elisabeth Janecek-Erfurth,
  • Dimitri L. Lindenwald,
  • Esther Wilk,
  • Klaus Schughart,
  • Robert Geffers and
  • Christina Strube

Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati are globally occurring zoonotic roundworms of dogs and cats. Migration and persistence of Toxocara larvae in the central nervous system of paratenic hosts including humans may cause clinical signs of neurotoxocarosis...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,429 Views
16 Pages

Measurement of the IgG Avidity Index in the Diagnosis of Clinical Toxocariasis Patients

  • Estelle Menu,
  • Lora Kopec,
  • Léa Luciani,
  • Sophie Legrand and
  • Coralie L’Ollivier

26 August 2021

Toxocara spp. are parasitic nematodes responsible for human toxocariasis, a common zoonotic helminth infection. The five main features of human toxocariasis are the classical ocular toxocariasis and visceral larva migrans syndrome, followed by covert...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
5,342 Views
12 Pages

Helminths of the Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) from Units of Conservation Management and Sustainable Use of Wildlife Installed in the Eastern Economic Region of Mexico

  • Jorge-Luis de-la-Rosa-Arana,
  • Jesús-Benjamín Ponce-Noguez,
  • Nydia-Edith Reyes-Rodríguez,
  • Vicente Vega-Sánchez,
  • Andrea-Paloma Zepeda-Velázquez,
  • Víctor-Manuel Martínez-Juárez and
  • Fabián-Ricardo Gómez-De-Anda

6 January 2021

Wild boars (Sus scrofa) were introduced in Mexico for sport hunting and meat trading for human consumption, but the available data regarding their role in pathogen transmission are limited. This research and field work aimed to identify the helminths...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,661 Views
14 Pages

A Roadmap to Toxocariasis Infection Control: A Comprehensive Study on Its Impact, Seroprevalence, and Allergic Implications in Latin America

  • Raphael Chagas Silva,
  • Jaqueline Wang da Silva,
  • Antônio Márcio Santana Fernandes,
  • Camila Alexandrina Viana de Figueiredo,
  • Natália Gomes de Morais Coneglian,
  • Neuza Maria Alcântara Neves and
  • Carina da Silva Pinheiro

15 August 2024

This study was conducted using data from the SCAALA (Social Change Asthma and Allergy in Latin America) cohort in Brazil from 2005 to 2013. We examined the seroprevalence and risk factors of toxocariasis, a parasitic infection leading to conditions s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,549 Views
10 Pages

Comparison of Different Copromicroscopic Techniques in the Diagnosis of Intestinal and Respiratory Parasites of Naturally Infected Dogs and Cats

  • Mariasole Colombo,
  • Simone Morelli,
  • Donatella Damiani,
  • Maria Antonella Del Negro,
  • Piermarino Milillo,
  • Giulia Simonato,
  • Alessandra Barlaam and
  • Angela Di Cesare

27 September 2022

Several copromicroscopic techniques, including tools belonging to the FLOTAC group, are available for the qualitative and/or quantitative diagnosis of canine and feline parasitoses. The present study was carried out to compare the diagnostic performa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,987 Views
15 Pages

Toxocara canis is a zoonotic roundworm that infects humans and dogs all over the world. Upon infection, larvae migrate to various tissues leading to different clinical syndromes. The host–parasite interactions underlying the process of infection rema...

  • Article
  • Open Access
92 Views
11 Pages

Investigation of Respiratory Metastrongyloids and Other Endoparasites in Domestic Cats Living in the States of Rio de Janeiro and Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

  • Luciano Antunes Barros,
  • Simone Morelli,
  • Angela Di Cesare,
  • Ananda Senhoretto do Nascimento,
  • Sandra Márcia Tietz Marques,
  • Lebana Fernandes Knopp,
  • Caio dos Santos Gomes,
  • Eduarda Nóbrega Fialho Tavares,
  • Júlia Pereira da Silva and
  • Donato Traversa
  • + 8 authors

22 January 2026

The metastrongyloids Aelurostrongylus abstrusus and Troglostrongylus brevior, and the capillariid Capillaria aerophila, are major respiratory nematodes infecting cats. In recent decades these nematodes have been recorded in several areas of the world...

  • Article
  • Open Access
33 Citations
6,977 Views
10 Pages

Australia has a very high rate of dog ownership, which in some circumstances may lead to exposure to zoonotic parasitic diseases from those companion animals. Domestic dog faecal samples (n = 300) were collected from public spaces and private propert...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,640 Views
11 Pages

Variations in the Rate of Infestations of Dogs with Zoonotic Nematodes and the Contamination of Soil in Different Environments

  • Maria Bernadeta Studzińska,
  • Marta Demkowska-Kutrzepa,
  • Anna Borecka,
  • Michał Meisner,
  • Krzysztof Tomczuk,
  • Monika Roczeń-Karczmarz,
  • Teresa Kłapeć,
  • Zahrai Abbass and
  • Alicja Cholewa

Companion animals are an important aspect in human life. However, they may also be considered a source of pathogens. An example of zoonotic parasitoses is toxocarosis or cutaneous larva migrans (CLM). The aim of the study was to detect zoonotic nemat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
32 Citations
8,027 Views
23 Pages

Endoparasites of European Wildcats (Felis silvestris) in Greece

  • Anastasia Diakou,
  • Despina Migli,
  • Dimitris Dimzas,
  • Simone Morelli,
  • Angela Di Cesare,
  • Dionisios Youlatos,
  • Petros Lymberakis and
  • Donato Traversa

The European wildcat (Felis silvestris) is the only wild felid living in Greece. Wildcat populations are declining due to anthropogenic and phenological unfavourable conditions, and parasites may have an additional negative impact. In the present stu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
176 Views

Soil Contamination by Toxocara canis and Human Seroprevalence in the Attica Region, Greece

  • Vasilios Papavasilopoulos,
  • Vassiliki Pitiriga,
  • Konstantinos Birbas,
  • John Elefsiniotis,
  • Gerasimos Bonatsos and
  • Athanasios Tsakris

3 September 2018

Background: Toxocara canis is one of the most widespread public health and economically important zoonotic parasitic infections humans share with canids, mainly dogs. Human infection occurs by the accidental ingestion of embryonated eggs or larvae fr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
6,086 Views
18 Pages

New Insights into Gastrointestinal and Pulmonary Parasitofauna of Wild Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) in the Harz Mountains of Germany

  • Lisa Segeritz,
  • Ole Anders,
  • Tomma Lilli Middelhoff,
  • Deliah Tamsyn Winterfeld,
  • Pavlo Maksimov,
  • Gereon Schares,
  • Franz Josef Conraths,
  • Anja Taubert and
  • Carlos Hermosilla

20 December 2021

The Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) represents an endangered wild felid species. In Germany, it currently occurs in three isolated populations in and around the Harz Mountains, the Palatinate Forest and the Bavarian Forest. Lynx parasitic infections affect...