| an estimation of toxocara canis prevalence in dogs, environmental egg contamination and risk of human infection in the marche region of italy. | the human risk of infection with larvae of toxocara canis was estimated in people from the marche region of italy. this region includes both urban and rural areas and its inhabitants frequently keep dogs for company, hunting, as guardians or shepherds. t. canis infection was diagnosed in 33.6% out of 295 dogs examined. nearly half of the dogs (48.4%) living in rural areas were found t. canis positive, compared to about one-quarter of the dogs (26.2%) from urban areas. analysis by provenance and ... | 2003 | 12719139 |