The amyloid cascade hypothesis, focusing on pathological proteins aggregation, has so far
failed to uncover the root cause of Alzheimer's disease (AD), or to provide an effective …

Toxocara species infect a wide range of companion, domestic and wild animals as definitive
and paratenic hosts, via multiple routes of transmission, producing long-lived tissue …

Background Toxocariasis is a highly prevalent parasitic disease in the tropical regions of the
world, with its impact on public health being typically underestimated. To better recognise …

The roundworm Toxocara canis causes toxocariasis in dogs and larval migrans in humans.
Better understanding of the lung response to T. canis infection could explain why T. canis …

Background Neurotoxocarosis (NT) is induced by larvae of the dog or cat roundworm
(Toxocara canis or T. cati) migrating and persisting in the central nervous system of …

Infective larvae of Toxocara canis and T. cati, the common roundworms of dogs and cats,
may invade the central nervous system of paratenic hosts, including humans, causing …

Toxocariasis is one of the most neglected worldwide zoonoses that is caused by larval
nematode parasites of the genus Toxocara, Toxocara canis, and to a lesser extent, Toxocara …

Background Neuroinvasive larvae of the worldwide occurring zoonotic roundworms
Toxocara canis and T. cati may induce neurotoxocarosis (NT) in humans, provoking a …

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 …

Background Toxocara canis is quite closely related to Ascaris suum but its biology is more
complex, involving a phase of arrested development (diapause or hypobiosis) in tissues as …