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Alterations of plasma circulating microRNAs in BALB/c mice with Toxocara canis visceral and cerebral larva migrans
BackgroundHuman toxocariasis is a neglected parasitic disease characterised by the syndromes visceral, cerebral, and ocular larva migrans. This...
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Visceral larva Migrans in a Young Italian Patient: A Diagnostic Dilemma
BackgroundThe association of fever, focal hepatic lesions and peripheral hyper-eosinophilia (FHLH) can be observed in both infectious and...
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Cutaneous Larva Migrans
Purpose of ReviewIn this review, we summarized information regarding a neglected parasitic infection by zoonotic helminths that cause the cutaneous...
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Larva migrans in BALB/c mice experimentally infected with Toxocara cati ensured by PCR assay
BackgroundToxocara cati , the cat roundworm, is a parasitic nematode that known to cause toxocariasis in intermediate hosts and humans. In this...
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Rare but Characteristic Spinal Disorders: Neural
This chapter will discuss rare spinal disorders which have characteristic imaging findings and mainly involve spinal cord or nerve roots. These...
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Recurrent vitreous opacity caused by intraocular Toxocara larva: a case report and literature review
BackgroundToxocara larva entity has seldom been reported on the surface of the retina. We report on an unusual case of recurrent vitreous opacity...
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Toxocariasis
Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati are ubiquitous gastrointestinal parasites of dogs and cats, respectively, worldwide. Due to widespread environmental...
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Cerebral baylisascariosis in a rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus) in a German Zoo
BackgroundThe raccoon roundworm, Baylisascaris procyonis , can cause a meningoencephalitis as neural larva migrans which is known in avian species,...
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Toxocariosis
Toxocariosis is a soil-transmitted zoonoses in human host caused primarily by migrating larvae of Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati. Host acquires the...
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Ascariasis
Ascaris suum is an intestinal nematode that causes ascariasis, a common parasitic disease of both humans and pigs. First described by Goeze in 1782,...
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The Zoonotic Dog Roundworm Toxocara canis, a Worldwide Burden of Public Health
The zoonotic dog roundworm Toxocara canis infects not only a broad range of canids as definitive hosts, but also affects humans as paratenic hosts...
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Toxocariasis
Toxocariasis is the most common clinically relevant helminthic disease in the US and Canada. Humans can be exposed to Toxocara spp. in a variety of...
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Spread of the Zoonotic Nematode Baylisascaris procyonis into a Naive Raccoon Population
The raccoon roundworm ( Baylisascaris procyonis ), a gastrointestinal nematode of the raccoon ( Procyon lotor ), may cause a severe form of larva migrans ...
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Gnathostomiasis
Gnathostomiasis is a parasitic disease caused by the ingestion of third-stage larva of spiruroid nematode Gnathostoma spp. The prevalence of...
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First report of the zoonotic nematode Baylisascaris procyonis in non-native raccoons (Procyon lotor) from Italy
Baylisascaris procyonis is a nematode parasite of the raccoon ( Procyon lotor ), and it can be responsible for a severe form of larva migrans in...
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Toxocara Awareness Among Medical Practitioners in Saudi Arabia
Human toxocariasis is a zoonotic infection with global and regional impacts. Worldwide it is underestimated and clinically overlooked. Medical...
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Toxocarosis in a patient with autism spectrum disorder presenting with severe hypereosinophilia and acute respiratory distress: a case report
A boy with known autism spectrum disorder was transferred to our department due to a rapidly worsening respiratory situation. The patient’s history...
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Diseases Caused by Arthropods and Parasites
This chapter includes dermatological conditions caused by arthropods and parasites. Mosquitos cause popular urticaria and sandflies cause...