| [zoonotic parasites in dog feces at public squares in the municipality of itabuna, bahia, brazil]. | the contamination of public squares by zoonotic potential parasites was evaluated at the urban areas in the municipality of itabuna brasil. for such, 119 fecal samples of dogs were collected at 10 public squares. after that, these feces samples were transported to the parasitology laboratory in the uesc and they were analyzed by mariano and carvalho's method. of the total analized samples, 56.3% show some parasitic evolutive form. ancylostoma sp. was the most frequently (47.9%), followed by stro ... | 2008 | 19265579 |
| seroprevalence and risk factors for canine toxocariasis by detection of specific igg as a marker of infection in dogs from salvador, brazil. | toxocara canis is a highly prevalent worldwide canine nematode responsible for enzootic and zoonotic infections. it is considered to be one of the main agents of human visceral and ocular larva migrans. false negative diagnosis may occur because adult infected dogs with "dormant" larvae may have negative fecal test results since they usually do not shed parasite eggs in their stools. during pregnancy, the larvae become active and infect the offspring through the placenta. a serological test can ... | 2011 | 21703221 |
| [prevalence and risk factors of human infection by toxocara canis in salvador, state of bahia, brazil]. | larva migrans visceral is caused by toxocara sp and has never been studied in bahia. this work investigated the prevalence and risk factors for infection by toxocara canis in individuals from salvador, state of bahia. | 2011 | 21860903 |