Open AccessHuman Toxocariasis: 2010 to 2020 Contributions from Brazilian Researchers
Author(s) -
Pedro Paulo Chieffi,
Susana Angélica Zevallos Lescano,
Gabriela Rodrigues e Fonseca,
Sérgio Vieira dos Santos
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
research and reports in tropical medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-7282
DOI - 10.2147/rrtm.s274733
Subject(s) - toxocariasis , paratenic , toxocara canis , visceral larva migrans , larva migrans , toxocara cati , canis , biology , zoology , helminths , ecology
This is a review of the published contributions made by Brazilian researchers between 2010 and 2020 on the natural history of human toxocariasis and the effects of human toxocariasis on nonhuman paratenic hosts.