cats with a high zoonotic potential. Migrating larvae in the CNS of paratenic hosts, including
humans, may cause neurotoxocarosis resulting in a variety of neurological symptoms.
Toxocara canis exhibits a stronger affinity to the CNS than T. cati, causing more severe
neurological symptoms in the mouse model. Pathomechanisms of neurotoxocarosis as well
as host responses towards the respective parasite are mostly unknown. Therefore, the aim …