Toxocara canis and T. cati are highly prevalent nematode infections of the intestines of dogs
and cats. In paratenic hosts, larvae do not mature in the intestine but instead migrate through …

Background Toxocariasis is one of the neglected zoonosis with considerable public health
importance around the world. The current study aimed to elucidate the overall prevalence of …

Background Toxoplasmosis is caused by an obligatory intracellular coccidian protozoan
organism, Toxoplasma gondii. It has a worldwide distribution, affecting one-third of the world …

Objective. The aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between
Toxoplasma gondii and Toxocara spp. infections in patients with schizophrenia disorder …

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 …

Neural larva migrans (NLM), or neurotoxocarosis, induced by Toxocara canis or Toxocara
cati results from migrating and persisting larvae in the central nervous system of paratenic …

Toxocariasis is an important neglected disease that could have a role in the development of
some neurological disorders, such as schizophrenia (SCZ). We performed the first …

The zoonotic dog roundworm Toxocara canis infects not only a broad range of canids as
definitive hosts, but also affects humans as paratenic hosts after accidental infection. In …

Background Toxocariasis is a globally distributed zoonosis. The most important definitive
hosts are dogs, whereas humans serve as paratenic hosts. Transmission to humans occurs …

Caused by the neuroinvasive nematodes Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati, human
toxocariasis has a worldwide distribution with seroprevalence in humans associated with …