TOXOCARIASIS - WHAT DO WE KNOW?
Toxocariasis is a helminthic zoonosis caused by the presence and migration of animal nematode larvae in human tissue – mostly Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati. The term visceral larva migrans syndrome was used for the first time in 1952 by Beaver et al. who described the typical clinical presentati...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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National Center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases
2019-06-01
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Series: | Problems of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://pipd.ncipd.org/index.php/pipd/article/view/16 |