Publications
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| visceral larva migrans granulomas in liver and central nervous system of children who died of bacterial or viral meningitis. | 2006 | 17140159 | |
| eosinophil cationic protein, specific ige and igg4 in human toxocariasis. | among 67 french patients presenting a toxocaral infection, various demographic, environmental, clinical and laboratory parameters (blood eosinophil count, eosinophil cationic protein (ecp), serum total ige, specific ige against common inhalant allergens, specific ige and igg4 against toxocara excretory-secretory antigens) were investigated. correlation studies and logistic regression analyses were conducted, testing elevated levels of ecp, specific anti-toxocara ige or igg4 as outcome variables ... | 2006 | 17125552 |
| toxocariasis seroprevalence in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. | rheumatoid arthritis (ra) is a chronic inflammatory disease for which immunogenetic susceptibility factors have been defined. the aim of this study was to investigate seroprevalence of toxocara canis (t. canis) in patients with ra. forty-five patients with ra who were all diagnosed according to the acr criteria and 48 health controls were included in this study. the mean age of patients with ra and of controls was 50+/-14 and 49+/-13, respectively. in both groups t. canis igg antibodies were inv ... | 2005 | 17124681 |
| [prevalence of helminths in dogs in the region of van and their potential public health significance]. | this study was performed in order to determine the prevalence of helminth infections among dogs and to emphasize the importance of this concept for public health. all selected dogs were from the city of van and a total of 115 fecal samples were examined. of these, 61 were from stray dogs, 26 were breeders and the final 28 dogs were dogs belonging to institutions. all samples were examined in the laboratory of the parasitology laboratory of the faculty of veterinary medicine, yuzuncu yil universi ... | 2006 | 17124658 |
| hepatic visceral larva migrans of toxocara canis: ct and sonographic findings. | the aim of this study was to describe the ct and sonographic findings of hepatic visceral larva migrans of toxocara canis. | 2006 | 17114516 |
| protein profile analysis from advanced third-stage larvae (advl3) and adult worms of gnathostoma binucleatum (nematoda: spirurida). | proteins from crude extracts of advanced third-stage larvae and adult gnathostoma binucleatum nematode worms showed protein profiles in sds-page analysis similar to echinococcus granulosus, trichinella spiralis, dipylidium caninum, ancylostoma caninum, ascaris lumbricoides and toxocara canis. the immunoblot analysis of the human serum infected or suspected to be infected with g. binucleatum using the total larvae extract recognized the 40, 60, 80 and 115 kda proteins and using the total adult wo ... | 2007 | 17096141 |
| o-methylated glycans from toxocara are specific targets for antibody binding in human and animal infections. | the parasitic helminth toxocara canis is a widely distributed nematode of mammals. larval parasites, which infect a wide range of hosts including mice and humans, export glycosylated macromolecules bearing novel methylated oligosaccharide structures, similar to the mammalian blood group antigen h but bearing one or two o-methylated substitutions on the terminal fucose and subterminal galactose residues. we have studied the reactivity of synthetic forms of these glycans to parasite-specific antib ... | 2007 | 17087964 |
| [a case of the myelitis due to toxocara canis infection complicated with cervical spondylosis]. | a 59-year-old male had suffered from numbness of the hands for 7 months. with a diagnosis of cervical spondylosis, he had been treated conservatively at a nearby clinic. after he fell off his bicycle, the numbness intensified and limb weakness developed. cervical mri revealed spinal cord compression at the c4/5 and c5/6 levels due to cervical spondylosis with prominent edema in the spinal cord spreading from the c4 to c6 level. the edema was very serious. therefore, we suspected that the traumat ... | 2006 | 17087270 |
| elisa antibody determination in patients with anisakiosis or toxocariosis using affinity chromatography purified antigen. | one of the fundamental aspects of a parasitic infection diagnosis is the use of adequate antigens to develop specific and sensitive immunoassays. this fact is especially complicated in nematode infection cases because of the high cross-reactivity among different parasites in this group. we performed an evaluation of anisakis simplex antigens purified by affinity chromatography. we used sera from 38 patients diagnosed with anisakis sensitization and sera from 35 patients with clinical suspicion o ... | 2006 | 17063674 |
| eosinophilic folliculitis in a caucasian patient: association with toxocariasis? | sterile eosinophilic folliculitis, a clinical entity first described by ofuji in 1970, is a rather rare skin disorder, in particular in the non-asian population. we report the first case of eosinophilic folliculitis associated with toxocariasis in a caucasian patient. topical and systemic anti-inflammatory and antiphlogistic therapy along with systemic antihelminthic treatment resulted in complete remission of the skin lesions. in addition, there was a marked decrease of antibodies to toxocara a ... | 2006 | 17062052 |
| distribution of toxocara infection in the environment and in definitive and paratenic hosts in estonia. | the aim of the study was to elucidate the distribution and possible transmission routes of toxocara spp. infection in estonia. out of 454 faecal and sand samples collected from park lawns and sandpits in the town of tartu, 19 were toxocara positive (4.2%). out of the 45 sandpit samples 17.8% were toxocara positive. cat faeces was found in 21 sandpit samples. parasitological necropsies were performed on 41 euthanised stray dogs and 27 cats in the tallinn dog home. additionally, 13 wild free-roami ... | 2006 | 17020143 |
| [molecular techniques applied in species identification of toxocara]. | toxocarosis is still an important and actual problem in human medicine. it can manifest as visceral (vlm), ocular (olm) or covert (ct) larva migrans syndroms. complicated life cycle of toxocara, lack of easy and practical methods of species differentiation of the adult nematode and embarrassing in recognition of the infection in definitive hosts create difficulties in fighting with the infection. although studies on human toxocarosis have been continued for over 50 years there is no conclusive a ... | 2006 | 17007334 |
| canine faecal contamination and parasitic risk in the city of naples (southern italy). | dogs are associated with more than 60 zoonotic diseases among which, parasitosis and, in particular, helminthosis, can pose serious public-health concerns worldwide. many canine gastrointestinal parasites eliminate their dispersion elements (eggs, larvae, oocysts) by the faecal route. the quantity of canine faeces deposited on public and private property in cities worldwide is both a perennial nuisance and an important health issue. public sites such as playgrounds, parks, gardens, public square ... | 2006 | 16995934 |
| a 33-year-old man with a white pupil. | 2006 | 16983618 | |
| estimation of canine intestinal parasites in córdoba (spain) and their risk to public health. | the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in dogs was studied in the province of córdoba (southern spain), with special attention to those parasites that can be transmitted to man. the experiment was completed with the examination of soil samples from public parks and city gardens. the study was carried out over a population of 1800 animals entered in the control animal centre (ceca) by coprological methods, and within this group, 300 dogs were sacrificed and necropsied. the prevalence of any ... | 2007 | 16971046 |
| related factors to human toxocariasis in a rural community of argentina. | the objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between toxocariasis frequency and demographic, environmental, sanitary variables, eosinophylia, and other intestinal parasites in a rural population of argentina. serological examination of 100 individuals was carried out by using elisa technique for the detection of anti-toxocara antibodies. eosinophiles in peripheral blood, presence of intestinal parasites, and demographic, environmental, and socio-cultural data were evaluated. eigh ... | 2006 | 16951810 |
| anti-inflammatory, analgesic and anti-oedematous effects of lafoensia pacari extract and ellagic acid. | lafoensia pacari st. hil. (lythraceae) is used in traditional medicine to treat inflammation. previously, we demonstrated the anti-inflammatory effect that the ethanolic extract of l. pacari has in toxocara canis infection (a model of systemic eosinophilia). in this study, we tested the anti-inflammatory activity of the same l. pacari extract in mice injected intraperitoneally with beta-glucan present in fraction 1 (f1) of the histoplasma capsulatum cell wall (a model of acute eosinophilic infla ... | 2006 | 16945186 |
| intestinal nematode infections in turkish military dogs with special reference to toxocara canis. | the prevalence and potential zoonotic risk factors of intestinal nematodes of military working dogs, which are used for different military purposes, were assessed. faecal samples from 352 defined-breed turkish military dogs were investigated and 107 (30.4%) dogs were found to be infected with one or two nematode species. the following nematodes, with their respective prevalences, were diagnosed in the faecal samples: toxascaris leonina (21.8%), toxocara canis (13.3%), trichuris vulpis (2.9%) and ... | 2006 | 16923275 |
| survey of intestinal parasites in stray dogs in the madrid area and comparison of the efficacy of three anthelmintics in naturally infected dogs. | using routine coprological methods, 1161 faecal samples from animal shelters located in madrid (spain) were analysed, showing a 28% prevalence for different intestinal parasites: giardia duodenalis (7%), cystoisopora spp. (3.8%), toxocara canis (7.8%), toxascaris leonina (6.3%), ancylostomidae (4%), trichuris vulpis (3.3%), taenidae (2.9%) and dipylidium caninum (0.9%). the therapeutic efficacies of mebendazole at a dose of 22 mg/kg once daily for 3 days, fenbendazole at a dose of 50 mg/kg once ... | 2007 | 16915389 |
| [the occurrence of intestinal nematodes in red foxes in the western pomerania]. | in the period from november 2004 to march 2005 the prevalence of gastro-intestinal nematodes of 165 foxes (vulpes vulpes l.) from the pomerania region was examined. these parasites were found in 66.1% of examined foxes. toxocara canis was the most frequent parasite and was observed in 33.9% of examined animals. toxascaris leonina was found in 1.2%, uncinaria stenocephala in 25.5%, ancylostoma caninum in 6.7 and trichuris vulpis in 10.3% of the examined foxes. | 2005 | 16913531 |
| toxocara canis: effect of inoculum size on pulmonary pathology and cytokine expression in balb/c mice. | infection of mice with toxocara canis results in pulmonary inflammation and the induction of a th2 type of immune response. the aim of this study was to determine whether the effect of infection with this nematode depends on the inoculum size. results indicate that mice infected with either a high or a low inoculum size showed, in a dose-dependent manner, pulmonary inflammation with eosinophil infiltration, increased levels of total ige, and toxocara-specific igg1 that persisted up to 60 days p. ... | 2007 | 16908022 |
| a study on intestinal helminthes of dogs, foxes and jackals in the western part of iran. | human infection especially with helminth parasites is an emerging health issue, as the human environment is increasingly shared with infected animals, either pets or wild life. in this survey, the intestinal content of 83 stray dogs, 22 red foxes and 10 golden jackals collected from the west azarbaijan, kordestan and kermanshah provinces in the west of iran, were studied for the presence of helminth parasites. the percentage of different species recovered from these animals is listed as follows: ... | 2006 | 16899340 |
| a familial case of visceral larva migrans after ingestion of raw chicken livers: appearance of specific antibody in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of the patients. | we report a familial case of visceral larva migrans (vlm) caused by toxocara canis larvae. patient 1 was a 45-year-old man who presented to our university hospital complaining of mild fever, general fatigue, and headache. patient 2 was a 71-year-old man and was the father of patient 1; he presented complaining of cough and hyper-viscous white sputum. laboratory data from both patients showed extensive eosinophilia, their chest x-ray findings revealed multiple pulmonary infiltrates, and their bro ... | 2006 | 16896137 |
| [enhancement of laboratory diagnosis specificity in human toxocariasis]. | the aim of the study was to enhance specificity of immunological diagnosis in toxocarosis. the investigations concern: detection of circulating parasite antigens using dot-elisa technique and detection of specific igg antigodies using elisa test with low molecular weight (< or = 30 kd) excretory-secretory (es) larval t. canis antigens. the circulating antigens were investigated in 60 sera and 20 anterior chamber fluids from children with ocular form of toxocarosis. these antigens were present on ... | 2001 | 16894765 |
| [distribution of sources of toxocara spp. infection in urban and rural environments in poland]. | soil examinations made in 5 regions of poland in the 1990s comprised 1184 samples taken from urban areas and 590 samples from suburban and rural areas. toxocara spp. eggs were found more often in urban areas (14% positive samples) than in suburban and rural once (12% positive samples). the average ratio of positive samples was: in the streets and roads--19.3% (0.36 eggs/100g of soil), near houses (backyards, gardens)--18.6% (1.11 eggs/100g), in sandpits--13.0% (0.23/100g), in parks and public ga ... | 2001 | 16894754 |
| [toxocarosis in the lódź region over the years 1996-2000]. | in the paper epidemiologic analysis of toxocarosis with socio-medical background in humans in the lódź macroregion over the years 1996-2000 was carried out. it was found that 58.2% of toxocarosis cases represent asymptomatic invasions occurring more often in town residents. the clinical form "minor" pertained the country residents, patients of elementary education and the group "pupil-student". the "major" form of toxocarosis was found in the country residents, young people, and patients over 60 ... | 2001 | 16894753 |
| [prevalence of intestinal nematodes in dogs from warsaw region]. | prevalence of intestinal nematodes in dogs from warsaw region. investigation of prevalence of intestinal parasites in dogs have been conducted in order to protect human and animal health. the aim of the study was to establish species composition of intestinal parasites and to evaluate their prevalence in dogs from the shelter in józefów situated on north from warsaw. additionally, urban dogs from warsaw and village dogs from areas near the shelter, were examined. the prevalence of nematodes was: ... | 2002 | 16894724 |
| [parasitic myelitis]. | 2006 | 16893017 | |
| [helminths of dogs and the soil contamination in warsaw area]. | 2003 | 16889035 | |
| [helminths of wolves (canis lupus) from south mazurian lakeland, a coprological study]. | 52 wolf scats collected during winter 2001/2002 in puszcza piska and napiwodzko-ramuckic forests were examined using fulleborn's method. the overall helminth prevalence was 28.8%. six helminth species were recorded, the most frequent species were uncinaria stenocepmhala/ancylostoma caninmu (treated together; found in 6 samples), toxocara canis and trichuris vulpis (both identified in 4 samples). the mean intensity of egg expulsion was 2.0 eggs/g feces, the most intense infection was this with to ... | 2003 | 16889034 |
| [soil contamination with toxocara spp. eggs in the katowice area and its environs]. | toxocara spp. is a nematode which causes "larvae migrans visceralis" syndrome in human, especially in children. cats and dogs are the source of infective eggs of this parasite in human environment. the eggs appear in a soil of urban and rural areas in large number. we have investigated samples of a soil from the recreation areas in katowice city and its suburbs. the goal of this study was to determine the degree of soil contamination with eggs of toxocara spp. of 157 samples examined 79 (50%) co ... | 2003 | 16889018 |
| [soil contamination with toxocara spp. eggs in the elblag area]. | the distribution of toxocara spp. eggs in elbl4g was studied. out of 72 soil samples collected in public places of the city 13.9% were positive and the mean egg density was 3.75/100g soil. the city backyards were much more contaminated with toxocara spp. eggs (18.0%) than the playgrounds (4.5%). in sandpits examined the eggs were not found. almost 80% of toxocara spp. eggs recovered were infective. t. cati eggs were more frequent than t. canis eggs. additionally in examined samples two eggs of a ... | 2001 | 16888965 |
| the alterations in genetic apparatus of somatic and generative cells of the host caused by helminths metabolites. | alterations in the genetic apparatus of mice bone marrow cells and testicles caused by hymenolepis nana, ascaris suum and toxocara canis metabolites have been investigated by means of micronuclear test application. the activity of spermatogenesis has been investigated at experimental hymenolepidosis, migrating ascariasis and toxocarosis with the use of 3h-timidine. helminths metabolites have been established to exert a mutagenic effect on somatic cells of bone marrow, spermatogonies and also on ... | 2001 | 16886443 |
| the significance of the level of antibodies in the evaluation of the effects of treatment of toxocariasis. | the observation of a group of 168 children treated for toxocariasis shows that the most frequent symptoms at the time of the physical examination were abdominal pains--41%; headache was observed in 12% cases. eosinophilia was found in 9.2% cases. the final diagnosis was based on the results of serological investigation. the level of igg antibodies was established by the elisa method using the excretory--secretory antigen of toxocara canis larvae. a few years of studies lead to the observation th ... | 2001 | 16886431 |
| [toxocara canis infection in dogs in cracow's shelter for stray animals]. | a coprologic examination of dogs in cracow's shelter for stray animals, carried out between january and november 1999-2000 showed that the dogs were infected with toxocara canis from 2.4% to 16.2%. the puppies were more infected that adult dogs: 30-72.7% and 3,3-12.2% respectively. the females are also more infected than males: 6.3-15.2% and 4.8-18.2% respectively. | 2001 | 16886422 |
| [investigations of the development of immunity in the course of experimental murine toxocariasis]. | mice were infected with toxocara canis by an oral administration of embryonated eggs of the parasite, then they were killed between 1st and 8th week after infection to obtain sera and splenic lymphocytes. the lymphocytes were kept in culture medium for 3 to 6 days with either concanavalin a or excretory-secretory antigen of t. canis and assayed for proliferative responses. the obtained sera were examined for the presence of specific igg and igm antibodies. it was found that cell-mediated immunit ... | 2001 | 16886406 |
| [experimental toxocariasis in rabbits: immunological markers of ocular infections]. | rabbits were infected with an oral dose of 50 000 eggs of toxocara canis or with an intracarotid injection of the second stage larvae of the parasite in order to develop ocular toxocariasis. serum and ocular fluid samples were collected from the rabbits after 1, 3 and 6 months after infection and examined for specific toxocaral antibodies and circulating parasite antigen. furthermore, an ophthalmoscopic examination was performed at the time of sampling. none of the infected animals showed the si ... | 2001 | 16886395 |
| [own clinical observations of toxocara infections]. | toxocarosis clinical forms wers diagnosed according to kraus et. al. (1995). there were three forms: 1) asymptomatic - marked by hypereosynophilia and elisa positive serologic reaction, 2) minor - with cutaneous, pulmomary and pseudorheumatic lesions, 3) major - with hepatosplenomegaly and multifocal inflammatory lesions of organ of sight. over the years of 1994-1997 in infectious, parasitic and tropical diseases clinic of the voivodship specialist hospital of lódź we found and treated 137 toxoc ... | 1999 | 16886380 |
| [relationships between the prevalence of toxocara eggs in dogs' faeces and soil]. | toxocariasis is a cosmopolitan infection of dogs and cats. humans (mainly children) become infected by accidentally ingesting embryonated eggs from the environment. the studies were conducted on the role of dogs in the epidemiology of human toxocariasis. a total of 112 soil samples and 110 fecal samples were collected from the same public places in poznań, including backyards in the centre of the city, playgrounds and public squares grounds. of these soil samples, 6.3 % were positive for toxocar ... | 2000 | 16886343 |
| [the risk factors of toxocara canis infestation in population of patients from the lublin region]. | the risk factors of toxocara canis infestation were assessed among population of patients from the lublin region. sera from 151 patients suspected of toxocarosis were tested on the presence of the specific antibodies by elisa (biokema-bordier, switzerland). sera from 74 women and 77 men were collected (mean: 24 years; range: 0-74 years). women sera were found positive in 27 cases (36.5%) and men in 34 cases (44.2%). positive results were found in the following age groups: young people up to 15 y ... | 2000 | 16886328 |
| prevalence of toxocara canis infection in dogs in the warszawa area. | the evaluation of toxocara canis infection in stray dogs from two shelters and private owners dogs in the warszawa district was the aim of this study. in 1998 five hundred faecal samples were examined. the homeless dogs were found more infected than those kept as pets. t. canis was recorded in 3.4% and 8.8% of stray dogs from the shelters and in 0.4% of animals from flats. the higher prevalence of infection in homeless dogs was due to high density of dogs population, worse environmental conditio ... | 2000 | 16886327 |
| geographical information systems and canine faecal contamination: the experience in the city of naples (southern italy). | geographical information systems (gis) can be used to make transect sampling when non-moving objects are to be counted, involving choosing a line or series of lines along which the counts are to take place. this approach has been used by us in order to study canine faecal contamination in the city of naples (southern italy), and to evaluate the consequent presence of canine parasitic elements. a gis was constructed utilizing the geo-referenced digital photographs and the cadastral maps of naples ... | 2006 | 16881413 |
| a serological follow-up of toxocariasis patients after chemotherapy based on the detection of igg, iga, and ige antibodies by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. | a serological follow-up study was carried out on 27 children (1-12 years old) with visceral and/or ocular toxocariasis, after treatment with thiabendazole. a total of 159 serum samples were collected in a period ranging from 22-116 months. enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (igg, iga, and ige elisa) were standardized, using excretory-secretory antigens obtained from the second-stage larvae of a toxocara canis culture. the sensitivity found for the igg, iga, and ige elisa, as determined in viscer ... | 2006 | 16874812 |
| helminthologic survey of the wolf (canis lupus) in estonia, with an emphasis on echinococcus granulosus. | carcasses of 26 wolves were collected during the 2000/2001 and 2003/2004 hunting seasons and examined for helminths. thirteen helminth species were recorded: one trematode (alaria alata), seven cestodes (diphyllobothrium latum, mesocestoides lineatus, taenia hydatigena, taenia multiceps, taenia ovis, taenia pisiformis, and echinococcus granulosus), and five nematode species (uncinaria stenocephala, toxascaris leonina, toxocara canis, trichinella nativa, and trichinella britovi). the most common ... | 2006 | 16870858 |
| [the prevalence of toxocara canis (werner, 1782) in dogs and red foxes in north-west poland]. | one of the most dangerous parasites, not only for carnivores but also for human being is toxocara canis. it is presented very commonly all over the world, so spread its into the humans organisms, especially childrens is very easy. the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of toxocara canis in dogs and red foxes in area of north-west poland. the dog coproscopy was provided according to willis-schlaff method. post mortem examination of red foxes was conducted according to eckert and am ... | 2004 | 16865980 |
| [effect of anthelmintic therapy supplemented with glucan in experimental toxocarosis]. | the studies demonstrated high larvicidal efficiacy of the combined liposomal anthelmintic therapy supplemented with liposomal (beta-glucan) wchich acted as immunomodulator on the immune system of the infected animals. therapeutic effect was very high in the treatment of hepatopneumonic toxocarosis as well as in cerebromuscular infection, reaching 94.3 and 89.3 % in the liver, 89.8 and 92.4 % in the lungs, 88.7 and 91.5 % in the muscles, and 91.5 and 90.5 % in the brain, respectively. it should b ... | 2004 | 16865954 |
| [clinical course of toxocarosis in children]. | the aim of the study was to monitor the clinical course of t. canis infection in children with particular consideration of the estimation of infected children's immune system. the study comprised 52 children, aged 3 to 18 years, diagnosed and treated at the i department of paediatrics and gastroenterology, institute polish mother health centre, in whom infection with toxocara canis larva was confirmed with serologic test. the control group included 38 children, aged 3 to 16 years in whom no infe ... | 2004 | 16865953 |
| [ocular toxocarosis--as an example of diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties]. | diagnostic and therapeutic problems of ocular toxocarosis in patients with late pathological changes was observed. multispecialistic methods (ophtalmological, radiological, immunoserological) in evaluation of patients were used. in the course of prolonged observation of patients treated many times with albendazole (zentel, smith kline and beecham gb) no improvement of vision and no regression of late and irreversible ocular pathology were noted. | 2004 | 16865952 |
| the contamination of the environment with toxocara eggs in mazowieckie voivodship as a risk of toxocarosis in children. | the home surroundings (109 places) of 120 children with diagnosed toxocarosis were examined to assess if the presence of toxocara spp. eggs in the soil corresponds with the occurrence of clinical cases. 31 places (28.4%) were found to be contaminated. the highest level of soil contamination was revealed in rural and suburban regions (15.6% and 11.9%, respectively), while in urban areas it was 0.9%. these results confirmed that soil contamination might be recognized as a very important factor in ... | 2004 | 16859029 |
| [use of specific immunoglobulin g antibody avidity in the differential diagnosis of active and chronic toxocara canis infections]. | to differentiate between acute and past toxocara canis infections, a modified enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, based on the dissociation of antigen-antibody complex with 6 m urea solution was used to measure levels of avidity of specific immunoglobulin g antibody against toxocara canis excretory-secretory antigen. igg avidity index was determined in the sera of 212 patients, divided into two groups with various stages of toxocara infection. patients were classified according to time period, fr ... | 2004 | 16859028 |
| modulation of eosinophil generation and migration by mangifera indica l. extract (vimang). | the effects of vimang, an aqueous extract of the stem bark of mangifera indica l. (anacardiaceae), on cell migration in an experimental model of asthma was investigated. in vivo treatment of toxocara canis-infected balb/c mice for 18 days with 50 mg/kg vimang reduced eosinophil migration into the bronchoalveolar space and peritoneal cavity. also, eosinophil generation in bone marrow and blood eosinophilia were inhibited in infected mice treated with vimang. this reduction was associated with inh ... | 2006 | 16846846 |
| [frequency of human parasites in selected populations of silesian region]. | epidemiological evaluation of the most frequent human parasitoses in the group of children at age of seven years, in adult patients and in group of polish citizens coming back from tropics between 1999-2003 was performed. all examined people were silesian region inhabitants. the biggest average infection prevalence in children from all examined years concerned enterobius vermicularis, in adult--giardia intestinalis, while in group of population coming back from tropics--entamoeba histolytica-lik ... | 2005 | 16841687 |
| [red fox (vulpes vulpes) as reservoir of parasites and source of zoonosis]. | red fox (vulpes vulpes) as reservoir of parasites and source of zoonosis. this review presents data from europe and poland on the prevalence of helminth and protozoan parasites in red foxes (vulpes vulpes). the most common nematodes were geohelminths: uncinaria stenocephala, toxocara canis and toxocara leonina. as concerning trichinella genus t. britovi was found more often than t. spiralis. among tapeworms the following species were recorded: mesocestoides lineatus, taenia sp., and echinococcus ... | 2005 | 16838621 |
| mri studies of spinal visceral larva migrans syndrome. | we report serial mr findings in four patients with myelitis caused by visceral larva migrans syndrome due to toxocara canis or ascaris suum infection. mr imaging revealed spinal cord swelling with or without gadolinium enhancement in three patients. t2-weighted images showed high signal intensities preferentially located in both lateral and posterior columns. antihelmintic and corticosteroid treatment yielded improvement in neurologic deficits and spinal lesions. however, one patient with t. can ... | 2006 | 16815465 |
| [uveitis caused by toxocara canis]. | the course of disease in a 64-year-old man with toxocariasis and ocular manifestations of the disease, treated at departments of ophthalmology and of infectious diseases, dr. josip bencević general hospital in slavonski brod, croatia, is presented. the patient was hospitalized for bilateral uveitis of unknown etiology. in several days, the patient developed high fever with respiratory tract involvement and hepatomegaly. worsening of the patient's general condition and laboratory findings of leuk ... | 2006 | 16802575 |
| nephrotic syndrome as a manifestation of toxocara canis infection. | 2006 | 16766549 | |
| [a case of secondary retinal detachment caused by ocular toxocariasis]. | we report a case with bullous retinal detachment secondary to ocular toxocariasis. | 2006 | 16764325 |
| investigations into the prevention of prenatal and lactogenic toxocara canis infections in puppies by application of moxidectin to the pregnant dog. | aim of the investigation was to examine whether two administrations of moxidectin to pregnant dogs could prevent pre-natal and lactogenic infections of puppies with reactivated toxocara canis larvae. four pregnant beagles, infected experimentally with 20 000 embryonated eggs of t. canis, were treated subcutaneously with 1 mg moxidectin per kg body weight on days 40 and 55 of pregnancy (5-13 days before parturition). one further dam and its puppies served as untreated control. two applications of ... | 2006 | 16732879 |
| prevalence of helminthes in adult dogs in heilongjiang province, the people's republic of china. | the prevalence of helminthes in adult dogs was investigated in heilongjiang province, the people's republic of china, between 1996 and 2004. a total of 178 adult farm dogs from representative geographical locations in heilongjiang province were killed and examined for the presence of helminthes using a helminthological approach. the worms were examined, counted, and identified to species according to existing keys and descriptions. a total of 17 species of helminthes were found to infect dogs, a ... | 2006 | 16715234 |
| pulmonary lesions associated with visceral larva migrans due to ascaris suum or toxocara canis: imaging of six cases. | objective: the objective of our study was to evaluate chest radiographic and ct findings of patients with pulmonary lesions associated with visceral larva migrans due to ascaris suum or toxocara canis. ct investigation was focused on the location, size, contour, and internal features of the lesions; migration of lesions; mediastinal lymphadenopathy; and pleural effusion. conclusion: pulmonary visceral larva migrans appears on ct as multifocal subpleural nodules with halo or ground-glass opacitie ... | 2006 | 16714661 |
| histamine modulates mast cell degranulation through an indirect mechanism in a model ige-mediated reaction. | histamine is released in inflammatory reactions and exerts an immunoregulatory function on cells present in the microenvironment. in this study, we compared the effect of histamine on degranulation of mast cells derived from animals bearing a parasitic infection with those from uninfected animals. peritoneal mast cells (pmc) were obtained 24 days after infection of wistar rats with toxocara canis. the degree of degranulation was assessed either morphologically or by measuring the release of beta ... | 2006 | 16703563 |
| canine intestinal helminths in finland: prevalence, risk factors and endoparasite control practices. | in this survey, the prevalence of canine gastrointestinal helminths in finland was investigated by coprological examination (n = 541) and possible risk factors for helminth infections in dogs were analysed. in addition, the dog owners (n = 296) completed a questionnaire about use of anthelmintics, sources of information about parasites and antiparasitic treatments and reasons for choosing the drugs. the prevalence of gastrointestinal helminths was 5.9%. eggs from four different species were iden ... | 2006 | 16650936 |
| [comparison between coproparasitological techniques for the diagnosis of helminth eggs or protozoa oocysts in dogs]. | in this study we evaluated the frequency of enteroparasites in pet dogs and their association with age, sex and breed, as well as the efficiency of the willis-mollay, faust, sedimentation and direct exam methods. by these methods we processed 401 fecal samples. the samples were positive in the following percentages: ancylostoma spp. (53.1%), toxocara canis (20.7%), cystoisospora ohioensis (15.7%), trichuris vulpis (3.7%), dipylidium caninum (2.5%) and taenia spp. (1.0%). toxocara canis (67.3%) a ... | 2006 | 16646994 |
| toxocara canis larvae viability after disinfectant-exposition. | the effect of three routinely used disinfectants on the embryonary development of toxocara canis eggs was evaluated both in vivo and in vitro. in the in vitro experiment, t. canis eggs were treated with the ethanol, sodium hypochlorite, and one commercial mix of benzalconium chloride and formaldehyde, and the embryonary development was assessed. after a period of 24 days incubation, ethanol was the best disinfectant because it prevented the development of the t. canis larvae 2 in the eggs, and s ... | 2006 | 16639631 |
| the occurrence of toxocara malaysiensis in cats in china, confirmed by sequence-based analyses of ribosomal dna. | non-isotopic polymerase chain reaction (pcr)-based single-strand conformation polymorphism and sequence analyses of the second internal transcribed spacer (its-2) of nuclear ribosomal dna (rdna) were utilized to genetically characterise ascaridoids from dogs and cats from china by comparison with those from other countries. the study showed that toxocara canis, toxocara cati, and toxascaris leonina from china were genetically the same as those from other geographical origins. specimens from cats ... | 2006 | 16636846 |
| evaluation of the dot enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in comparison with standard elisa for the immunodiagnosis of human toxocariasis. | a dot enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (dot-elisa) was standardized using excretory-secretory antigens of toxocara canis for the rapid immunodiagnosis of human toxocariasis. thirty patients with clinical signs of toxocariasis, 20 cases with other parasitic diseases, and 40 healthy subjects were tested. a total of 0.2 ng of antigen per dot, serum dilution of 1:160 and dilution conjugate of 1:1000 were found optimal. the sensitivity and specificity of the assay were 100 and 95%, respectively. com ... | 2006 | 16612511 |
| the high prevalence of asymptomatic toxocara infection among schoolchildren in manado, indonesia. | we performed a serological survey of toxocara canis infection in junior high school students from three districts in northern sulawesi. almost all of the 117 subjects from two rural districts near manado allowed dogs in their houses, and there was an 84.6% prevalence of t. canis infection in this group. fifty-three subjects (45.3%) had serum samples with a high titer of specific anti-toxocara antibody. by contrast, 41 students tested in one urban district showed a 12.2% prevalence. to confirm th ... | 2005 | 16610641 |
| comparison of preparation techniques of mixed samples (fungi-helminth eggs) for scanning electron microscopy by critical point drying. | we compared three preparation techniques for critical point drying of fungus paecilomyces lilacinus (thom) samson with toxocara canis (werner) johnston and taenia hydatigena linneo eggs by scanning electron microscopy. we evaluated filtration (first), centrifugation (second), and phytoplankton network (third) in critical point drying methods. the first and third methods were advantageous for t. canis eggs because they preserved the quantity and quality of samples to obtain better images definiti ... | 2006 | 16607559 |
| [toxocara canis -- the hazard in the sandbox?]. | 2006 | 16604946 | |
| helminths of red foxes (vulpes vulpes) in denmark. | an epidemiological study of helminths in 1040 red foxes collected from various localities in denmark during 1997-2002, revealed 21 helminth species at autopsy, including nine nematode species: capillaria plica (prevalence 80.5%), capillaria aerophila (74.1%), crenosoma vulpis (17.4%), angiostrongylus vasorum (48.6% from northern zealand (endemic area)), toxocara canis (59.4%), toxascaris leonina (0.6%), uncinaria stenocephala (68.6%), ancylostoma caninum (0.6%), and trichuris vulpis (0.5%); seve ... | 2006 | 16580775 |
| the cerebral form of toxocarosis in a seven-year-old patient. | introduction: toxocarosis is a consequence of human infection by toxocara canis larvae. there are symptomatic (visceral, ocular) and asymptomatic courses of toxocarosis. the cerebral form is very rare. case report: we present a seven-year-old patient who developed a cerebral form of toxocarosis. she demonstrated focal neurological symptoms (epilepsy) confirmed by neuro-imaging and histopathological examinations. a positive test for toxocarosis essentially completed the other outcomes. on the bas ... | 2006 | 16565934 |
| [intestinal parasites in dogs and cats with gastrointestinal symptoms in santiago, chile]. | there is an increasing importance of pet-transmitted infections, some of those are considered emerging infections. | 2006 | 16554927 |
| eosinophilic infiltration in korea: idiopathic? | 2006 | 16549949 | |
| predictors and markers of resistance to neurotropic nematode infection in rodent host. | parasite-mediated selection is currently believed to play an important role in life-history evolution. to assess how simple hematoserological and biochemical condition indices reflect host immunocompetence and infection resistance controlled laboratory experiments are required. we addressed these issues by infecting laboratory rats with the standard dose of embryonated eggs of a neurotropic nematode toxocara canis. urine baseline corticosterone concentrations, measured 1 week before infection, p ... | 2006 | 16538480 |
| [current prevalence of toxocariasis and other intestinal parasitoses among dogs in bratislava]. | contamination of public open spaces with dog feces was monitored in five bratislava districts. only two of 459 fecal samples collected originated from cats and tested positive for toxocara cati while the remaining samples were dog feces. intestinal parasites were detected in 215 (46.8%) samples, with toxocara canis and toxocara cati being recovered from 86 (18.7%) and 2 (0.4%) samples, respectively. taenia sp., dipilidium caninum, ancylostoma sp., capillaria sp., trichuris vulpis and strongyloid ... | 2006 | 16528895 |
| a case of ascaris suum visceral larva migrans diagnosed by using a. suum larval excretory-secretory (es) antigen. | a 42-y-old female presented with common cold-like symptoms. laboratory data showed mild liver dysfunction together with peripheral blood eosinophilia. she was suspected of having a helminthic infection, however parasite eggs or larvae were not detected by repeated stool examinations. eventually she transpired to have a high igg antibody titer against excretory-secretary (es) antigen of ascaris suum larvae, but not of toxocara canis larvae, suggesting that she had been suffering from visceral lar ... | 2006 | 16500788 |
| seroprevalence of toxocara canis in sheep in wales. | antibody levels to toxocara canis l2 excretory/secretory antigens were examined by elisa in 400 serum samples from sheep in powys and gwent, wales. a positive od value was set at the mean +/-3s.d. of 45 control samples. seroprevalence increased with age. seven percent and 13% of 6-month-old sheep showed positive od values as did 16% of 10-month-old, 27% and 31% of 15-month-old and 47% of cull ewes. analysis of variance showed a significant increase in elisa od values among the seropositive sheep ... | 2006 | 16500027 |
| detection of echinococcus granulosus coproantigens in faeces from naturally infected rural domestic dogs in south eastern australia. | to investigate the occurrence of echinococcus granulosus in rural domestic dogs in farming areas around yass, new south wales, and mansfield and whitfield, victoria. | 2006 | 16498828 |
| comparative effects of milbemycin oxime-based and febantel-pyrantel embonate-based anthelmintic tablets on toxocara canis egg shedding in naturally infected pups. | the effect of two treatment programmes on egg shedding in dogs naturally infected with toxocara canis, one based on a milbemycin oxime-praziquantel-lufenuron combination (sentinel) spectrum; group 1) and the other based on a febantel-pyrantel embonate-praziquantel combination (drontal) plus; group 2), was compared in a study involving 104 suckling pups from three different kennels. the animals in group 1 were treated at a minimum milbemycin oxime dose of 0.5 mg/kg bw starting at 2 weeks of age a ... | 2006 | 16490320 |
| a murine model for cerebral toxocariasis: characterization of host susceptibility and behaviour. | toxocara canis, the parasitic roundworm of dogs, can infect a number of paratenic hosts, such as mice and humans, due to the widespread dissemination of its ova in the environment. in these paratenic hosts, larvae have been shown to exhibit a predilection for the central nervous system, resulting in an increasing number of parasites migrating to the brain as infection progresses. in an initial experiment, we investigated the differential brain involvement of t. canis in 7 strains of inbred mice, ... | 2006 | 16476184 |
| toxocara canis infections in a pig model: immunological, haematological and blood biochemistry responses. | the immunological, haematological and enzymatic responses to the inoculation in pigs of 100,000 embryonated eggs of toxocara canis were studied. fifteen females were inoculated and three remained as controls. haematological values were analysed from day 7 p.i. until day 126 p.i. in the inoculated group, white blood cells were raised on day 14 p.i. and eosinophil values on days 7, 14, 21, 35 and 49 p.i. showing significant differences compared with controls (p < 0.05). absolute eosinophil counts ... | 2006 | 16469177 |
| soil contamination with ascarid eggs in playgrounds in kirikkale, turkey. | contamination of soil with feline and canine ascarid eggs in eight playgrounds in kirikkale, turkey was investigated monthly from february 2003 to january 2004. dog faeces were also collected and all samples were examined using the zinc sulphate centrifugal flotation method. eggs of toxocara were observed in 5 of 8 (62.5%) of playgrounds examined and in 15.6% of 480 soil samples. the number of eggs varied from 1 to 11. eggs were observed in soil samples collected in february, march to june, augu ... | 2006 | 16469167 |
| prevalence of zoonotic agents in dogs visiting hospitalized people in ontario: implications for infection control. | visitation of hospitalized people by dogs is becoming commonplace, but little is known about the potential health risks of introducing dogs to healthcare settings. this cross-sectional study evaluated the prevalence of zoonotic agents in a group of 102 visitation dogs from a variety of sources across ontario. between may and july 2004, owners were interviewed by a standardized questionnaire while dogs underwent a standardized physical examination. one specimen of faeces, hair-coat brushings and ... | 2006 | 16466831 |
| the prevalence and diagnostic value of toxocariasis in unknown eosinophilia. | toxocariasis is one of the causes of eosinophilia in peripheral blood and provokes eosinophilic infiltration in internal organs. extended studies on the prevalence and clinical characteristics of toxocariasis have been rare. the aim of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of toxocariasis in unknown eosinophilia and to analyze the efficacy of toxocara enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa). we evaluated patients presenting with peripheral blood eosinophilia (>500 cells/microl or > or =10% ... | 2006 | 16463154 |
| survey of gastrointestinal parasitic infections in quarantined dogs in taiwan. | intestinal helminth and protozoan infection in the quarantined dogs in taiwan were examined using fecal examination between january to december, 2004. of the 376 dogs imported from 11 countries, 63 (16.8%) were found to be infected with at least one species of intestinal parasite. the parasites detected were oocysts of isospora canis and eggs of toxocara canis, trichuris vulpis and hookworms. of the 63 infected dogs, 11 were found to have a mixed infection of two different species of parasites. ... | 2006 | 16462120 |
| intestinal macro- and microparasites of wolves (canis lupus l.) from north-eastern poland recovered by coprological study. | wolf scats collected during ecological studies in mazury lake district in ne poland were analysed for intestinal micro- and macroparasites. five nematode species were identified: ancylostoma caninum (ercolani, 1859), uncinaria stenocephala (railliet, 1884), trichuris vulpis (froelich, 1789), toxocara canis (werner, 1782) and toxascaris leonina (von linstow, 1902). among cestode species there were identified infections with dipylidium caninum (linnaeus, 1785). the overall helminth prevalence was ... | 2005 | 16457480 |
| visceral larval migrans masquerading as metastatic disease in a toddler with wilms tumor. | a 22-month-old girl with a renal mass had multiple small pulmonary nodules on ct at her initial presentation. after biopsy and neoadjuvant chemotherapy, a wilms tumor was resected and the pulmonary nodules were shown to have regressed on ct. follow-up imaging 4 months after initial diagnosis demonstrated multiple new liver lesions and new pulmonary nodules with peripheral eosinophilia. lung biopsy revealed granuloma formation with prominent eosinophils. the serum antibody titers for toxocara can ... | 2006 | 16432705 |
| [pleural effusion and toxocariasis]. | 2006 | 16426549 | |
| influence of toxocara canis infection during pregnancy on offspring resistance towards re-infection. | the impact of toxocara canis infection of balb/c mice mothers on the future immune response of their offspring towards reinfection with the same parasite was studied. two groups of offspring, the first originating from the mothers infected with a single dose of 1000 toxocara canis eggs and the second from non-infected mothers, were both challenged with 500 t. canis eggs per animal at 6 weeks of age. the proportions of spleen cd4+ and cd8+ t lymphocytes, the level of serum cytokines ifn-gamma and ... | 2006 | 16426482 |
| seroprevalence of toxocariasis in lebanon: a pilot study. | toxocariasis is a common helminthic infection that has a worldwide distribution. however, data from lebanon about the prevalence of this infection are non-existent. we conducted a toxocara seroprevalence study with 150 subjects attending the outpatient clinics at the american university of beirut medical center between may and june 2004. serum specimens were tested for anti-toxocara antibodies by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and confirmed by western blot. multivariate analysis was performed ... | 2006 | 16426480 |
| [toxocara canis central chorioretinitis]. | this issue presents the case of a patient which presents monolateral chorioretinitis caused by toxocara canis. | 2005 | 16408670 |
| eosinophilic ascites in a patient with toxocara canis infection. a case report. | we report the case of a young female patient, admitted for a recent ascites of unknown origin. the acute onset was with colicky abdominal pain and peritoneal effusion, which led to the suspicion of perforated ulcer. a diagnostic laparoscopy was performed which showed free peritoneal fluid and normal abdominal viscera. at upper gastro-intestinal endoscopy, performed a few days later, patchy erythema in the antral region and duodenal edema were revealed. duodenal biopsies showed marked eosinophili ... | 2005 | 16400358 |
| coprological study on intestinal helminths in swiss dogs: temporal aspects of anthelminthic treatment. | coproscopic examination of 505 dogs originating from the western or central part of switzerland revealed the presence (prevalence data) of the following helminthes: toxocara canis (7.1%), hookworms (6.9%), trichuris vulpis (5.5%), toxascaris leonina (1.3%), taeniidae (1.3%), capillaria spp. (0.8%), and diphyllobothrium latum (0.4%). potential risk factors for infection were identified by a questionnaire: dogs from rural areas significantly more often had hookworms and taeniid eggs in their feces ... | 2006 | 16374614 |
| inflammatory destruction of elastic fibers in acquired cutis laxa is associated with missense alleles in the elastin and fibulin-5 genes. | cutis laxa (cl) is a condition characterized by redundant, pendulous, and inelastic skin. acquired cl has been reported in patients with inflammatory diseases. the goal of this study was to investigate whether genetic lesions predispose patients to the development of acquired cl. we report a patient who developed cl following a toxocara canis parasitism. he later had an aortic root aneurysm that required surgical correction. histological evaluation showed inflammation followed by destruction of ... | 2006 | 16374472 |
| [toxocariasis mimicking liver tumor]. | toxocariasis is a common helminth infection that causes visceral larva migrans in humans. it has a wide and varied clinical spectrum. | 2005 | 16374393 |
| an epidemiological study of gastrointestinal parasites of dogs from southern greater buenos aires (argentina): age, gender, breed, mixed infections, and seasonal and spatial patterns. | a total of 2193 fecal samples from owned dogs were collected during the 2003-2004 period in southern greater buenos aires, and were evaluated for the presence of intestinal parasites by a flotation-centrifugation method. the overall prevalence was 52.4%, and the 11 species found were: ancylostoma caninum (13%), isospora ohioensis complex (12%), toxocara canis (11%), trichuris vulpis (10%), sarcocystis sp. (10%), giardia duodenalis (9%), isospora canis (3%), hammondia-neospora complex (3%), dipil ... | 2006 | 16364551 |
| prevalence, clinical features, and causes of vision loss among patients with ocular toxocariasis. | to describe the prevalence, clinical features, and causes of vision loss among patients with ocular toxocariasis seen at a uveitis referral center. | 2005 | 16340531 |
| effects of temperature and humidity on the development of eggs of toxocara canis under laboratory conditions. | the influence of temperature and humidity on the survival and development of toxocara canis eggs in an in vitro model system was investigated. two soil samples were inoculated with t. canis eggs and maintained at 3% and 50% humidity and temperatures of 19-24 degrees c. nine soil samples were inoculated with t. canis eggs of which three samples were kept at 4 degrees c with humidities at 3%, 15%, and 30%; three were maintained at 21 degrees c and three more were incubated at 34 degrees c, and at ... | 2005 | 16336716 |
| toxocara canis and chronic urticaria in egyptian patients. | toxocariasis is a common parasitic condition present all over the world with high seroprevalence rates even among asymptomatic individuals. recent diagnostic techniques have revealed a wider scope of clinical syndromes due to toxocariasis including dermatological disorders and particularly urticaria. the patients with chronic urticaria were enrolled for serological toxocariasis investigations. the results pointed to a possible role of t. canis in-ection in chronic urticaria patients, especially ... | 2005 | 16333893 |
| postoperative cerebral abscess formation caused by toxocara canis in a meningioma cavity. | 2006 | 16314947 |