Toxocariasis diagnosed in international travelers at the Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium, from 2000 to 2013.

• Main Authors: Steven Van Den Broucke (Author), Kirezi Kanobana (Author), Katja Polman (Author), Patrick Soentjens (Author), Marc Vekemans (Author), Caroline Theunissen (Author), Erika Vlieghe (Author), Marjan Van Esbroeck (Author), Jan Jacobs (Author), Erwin Van Den Enden (Author), Jef Van Den Ende (Author), Alfons Van Gompel (Author), Jan Clerinx (Author), Emmanuel Bottieau (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Although infection with Toxocara canis or T. catis (commonly referred as toxocariasis) appears to be highly prevalent in (sub)tropical countries, information on its frequency and presentation in returning travelers and migrants is scarce. In this study, we reviewed all cases of asymptomatic and symp...