SynthesisThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2016
A Systematic Review of Toxocariasis: A Neglected But High-Prevalence Disease in Brazil.
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- Risk analysis of contamination by potentially zoonotic parasites found in public squares at Southern Brazil.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Toxocariasis: potential association with bronchial asthma, and pneumonia among pediatric children.Journal of parasitic diseases : official organ of the Indian Society for Parasitology · 2023Article
- Seroprevalence of Toxocariasis and Its Associated Risk Factors among Adult Population in Kavar District, Fars Province, South of Iran: A Cross-Sectional Community-Based Seroepidemiological Survey.Interdisciplinary perspectives on infectious diseases · 2023Article
- What lies behind the curtain: Cryptic diversity in helminth parasites of human and veterinary importance.Current research in parasitology & vector-borne diseases · 2022Review
- The role of helminths in the development of non-communicable diseases.Frontiers in immunology · 2022Review
- Toxocariasis as a Rare Parasitic Complication of a Transthoracic Spine Surgery Procedure.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2021Article
- Human Toxocariasis in individuals with blood disorders and cancer patients: the first seroepidemiological study in Iran.Journal of parasitic diseases : official organ of the Indian Society for Parasitology · 2021Article
- Human Toxocariasis: 2010 to 2020 Contributions from Brazilian Researchers.Research and reports in tropical medicine · 2021Review
- Protective effect of the probiotic Lactobacillus acidophilus ATCC 4356 in BALB/c mice infected with Toxocara canis.Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo · 2021Article
- Seroprevalence of anti-Journal of parasitic diseases : official organ of the Indian Society for Parasitology · 2020Article
- Designing and standardizingJournal of parasitic diseases : official organ of the Indian Society for Parasitology · 2019Article
- A Lateral Flow Rapid Test for Human Toxocariasis Developed Using ThreeThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2018Article
- Global toxocariasis research trends from 1932 to 2015: a bibliometric analysis.Health research policy and systems · 2017Article
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Abstract
Toxocariasis is an anthropozoonosis that occurs in all parts of the world. In particular, this disease can often be found in developing countries and in regions, where basic sanitation conditions are poor. However, industrialized countries have reported seroprevalence rates as high as 14.2% in humans. The definitive hosts of the disease are dogs and cats, whereas humans are a paratenic host. To determine the burden of toxocariasis in Brazil, we followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines to conduct a systematic review of the literature. Using keywords and applying the established criteria, we identified 160 publications and selected 22 articles for further analysis. The seroprevalence of toxocariasis in various regions of the country ranged from 4.2% to 65.4%. The highest prevalence was found in the northeast region, although the majority of the studies identified were from the southeast region. The findings suggest the importance of raising awareness among health professionals and public authorities about the fact that toxocariasis is a health problem.
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