Publications

toxocara spp. seroprevalence in sheep from southern brazil.	visceral toxocariasis is a neglected parasitic zoonosis that occurs through the ingestion of embryonated toxocara spp. eggs. a wide range of animal species can act as paratenic hosts for this ascarid. the main risk factor for humans is the ingestion of the eggs from contaminated soil; however, infection can also occur through the ingestion of contaminated raw or undercooked infected meat from paratenic hosts. the aim of this study was to verify the presence of toxocara spp.-specific antibodies i ...	2013	23832639
seroprevalence of toxocara infection in children from southern brazil.	the seroprevalence of toxocara canis antibodies in children aged from 1 to 12 yr old was evaluated in pelotas city, rio grande do sul, brazil. human toxocariasis or visceral larva migrans (vlm) was diagnosed with the use of an elisa based on the t. canis excretory-secretory (tes) antigens; western blotting was used to confirm the elisa-positive results. from 427 samples, 50.6% were positive for the presence of anti-tes antibodies. a confirmatory test (western blot) was carried out on a sample of ...	2013	23738711