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Toxocariasis

Known as: Toxocariasis [Disease/Finding], toxocarosis, Toxocara infection 
A parasitic infection caused by Toxocara. Humans are infected by the larvae of Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati from dogs and cats respectively. Most… 
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Intestinal helminthiasis

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Larva Migrans, Visceral

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2013
2013
A perfect time to harness advanced molecular technologies to explore the fundamental biology of Toxocara species.
Review
2004
Review
2004
Ocular toxocariasis in schoolchildren.
Ocular toxocariasis in humans is typically a unilateral disease caused by second-stage larvae of the Toxocara species… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
Treatment of cutaneous larva migrans and Toxocara infection
The treatment of cutaneous larva migrans and Toxocara infection relies on antihelminthic agents such as thiabendazole… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Human toxocarosis. Its seroprevalence in the city of La Plata.
Toxocara canis is very common in dogs throughout the world. It is the primary cause of visceral larva migrans (VLM) in humans… 
Review
1993
Review
1993
The spectrum of ocular toxocariasis
Ocular toxocariasis is rare and therefore the spectrum of clinical disease is difficult to establish. We present a review of the… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Diagnosis of human toxocariasis by antigen capture enzyme linked immunosorbent assay.
AIMS--To evaluate an antigen capture enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) which detects a carbohydrate epitope on the… 
Review
1987
Review
1987
Zoonotic visceral and ocular larva migrans.
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
A collaborative study on larval excretory/secretory antigens of Toxocara canis for the immunodiagnosis of human toxocariasis with ELISA.
Two batches of excretory/secretory (E/S) antigens from second stage larvae of Toxocara canis maintained in vitro were prepared… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Clinical, serologic, and epidemiologic characteristics of ocular toxocariasis.
The clinical, serologic, and epidemiologic characteristics of 17 cases of ocular toxocariasis (OT) were studied and compared with… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Development of the granulomatous response in murine toxocariasis. Initial events.
The cellular evolution of the persisting, muscle-associated granuloma in murine toxocariasis (visceral larva migrans) was… 
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