Toxocariasis: a silent threat with a progressive public health impact

• Main Authors: Jia Chen (Author), Quan Liu (Author), Guo-Hua Liu (Author), Wen-Bin Zheng (Author), Sung-Jong Hong (Author), Hiromu Sugiyama (Author), Xing-Quan Zhu (Author), Hany M. Elsheikha (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Toxocariasis is a neglected parasitic zoonosis that afflicts millions of the pediatric and adolescent populations worldwide, especially in impoverished communities. This disease is caused by infection with the larvae of Toxocara canis and T. cati, the most ubiquitous intestinal n...