A walk on the wild side: A review of the epidemiology of Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati in wild hosts

Toxocara species are cosmopolitan nematode parasites of companion, domestic and wild hosts. Of the 26 known species of Toxocara, only Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati are definitively zoonotic. The significance of wild carnivores as definitive hosts of T. canis and T. cati respectively, has received...

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Main Author: Celia V. Holland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-12-01
Series:International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224423000858