Publications

[analysis of children with a presumptive diagnosis of toxocariasis in santa fe, argentina].	human toxocariasis is a parasitic disease found worldwide. the most important etiological agent is toxocara canis, a dog parasite. humans are infected by the ingestion of their eggs; the eggs hatch in the small intestine and the larvae migrate through the capillaries, taking up residence in different tissues. clinical manifestations are associated with mechanical and/or reaction damage caused by these parasites larvae. clinical diagnosis is difficult. the method applied in this work is the demon ...	2008	18977703
urban contamination with zoonotic parasites in the central region of argentina.	adult worms develop in dogs and their eggs are shed in the feces. non-embryonated eggs of toxocara canis become infectious after about 2-6 weeks in the soil and the likelihood of their transmission to humans is through ingestion. in 2004 studies were carried out in the areas of urban recreation in the central region of argentina. a total of 393 dog excrement samples were collected in eight different cities: 59.3 per cent were positive for parasites. these areas of urban recreation are contaminat ...	2008	18977705