| prevalence of toxocara canis in dogs in the city of havana]. | a study on the prevalence of toxocara canis in domestic dogs of city of havana was carried out for the first time in cuba. 22 dogs were selected in each municipality, totalling 330 as the study universe. dogs' feces samples were processed through direct examination using willis' flotation method (1921). the results attained showed a 17.9% prevalence of toxocara canis, a high figure constituting an important risk factor for transmission to humans. this was influenced by the age of the animals and ... | 1994 | 9768244 |
| [study of the seroprevalence of toxocariasis in an infantile population in the city of havana]. | a serological study to detect antibodies to toxocara canis in a group of 156 healthy children from city of havana is reported for the first time in cuba. an elisa method was employed using excretion/secretion antigens obtained in our laboratory. data on epidemiological factors surveyed in this group are presented. positivity percentage was of 5.2%. results are discussed. | 1994 | 9768255 |
| [soil contamination in ciudad de la habana province with toxocara canis eggs]. | toxocara canis is a commun ascarid of dogs worldwide. the ingestion of helminths eggs by humans may cause visceral larva. knowing the prevalence of t. canis in domestic dogs from havana city (17.9%), it was decided to study for the first time the contamination of soil in the city with canine nematode ova, and thus, understand the magnitude of the rich for our population, thus, mainly children, for developing the disease three soil samples were taken in different residential areas from 15 municip ... | 1995 | 9813471 |
| [zoonotic potential of intestinal helminth infections in stray dogs from city of havana]. | the objective of the present study was to evaluate the zoonotic potential of the 461 stray dogs from the city of havana, as well as, the prevalence of intestinal helminth infection in two periods. the identified helminths were ancylostoma spp. in 97 dogs (21, 04%), dipylidium caninum in 75 (16, 26%). and toxocara canis in 91 dos (19, 73%). ancylostoma spp. infections were the most frequent in the rainy season, that is, may to october, 2005 (p < 0,01) whereas d. caninum was more common in the dry ... | 2013 | 23427462 |