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Advances in molecular identification, taxonomy, genetic variation and diagnosis of Toxocara spp.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Oct 2012
Chen Jia, Zhou Dong-Hui, Nisbet Alasdair J, Xu Min-Jun, Huang Si-Yang, Li Ming-Wei, Wang Chun-Ren, Zhu Xing-Quan
Abstract excerpt
The genus Toxocara contains parasitic nematodes of human and animal health significance, such as Toxocara canis, Toxocara cati and Toxocara vitulorum. T. canis and T. cati are among the most prevalent parasites of dogs and cats with a worldwide distribution. Human infection with T. canis and T. cati, which can cause a number of clinical manifestations such as visceral larva migrans (VLMs), ocular larva migrans...
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