Human toxocariasis: contribution by Brazilian researchers

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo

Pedro Paulo Chieffi¹  Sérgio Vieira Dos Santos¹  Maisa Leite De Queiroz¹  Susana A. Zevallos Lescano¹ 

[1] ,Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São PauloSP São Paulo ,Brasil

关键词: Toxocara;    Toxocara canis;    Visceral and ocular larva migrans;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0036-46652009000600001

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

In the present paper the main aspects of the natural history of human infection by Toxocara larvae that occasionally result in the occurrence of visceral and/or ocular larva migrans syndrome were reviewed. The contribution by Brazilian researchers was emphasized, especially the staff of the Tropical Medicine Institute of São Paulo (IMT).

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