Toxocariasis in Cuba: a literature review.

• Main Authors: Idalia Sariego (Author), Kirezi Kanobana (Author), Lázara Rojas (Author), Niko Speybroeck (Author), Katja Polman (Author), Fidel A Núñez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Human toxocariasis (HT) is a zoonotic disease caused by infection with the larval stage of Toxocara canis, the intestinal roundworm of dogs. Infection can be associated with a wide clinical spectrum varying from asymptomatic to severe organ injury. While the incidence of symptomatic human toxocarias...