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Neglected Parasitic Infections in the United States: Toxocariasis

Toxocariasis is a preventable parasitic disease that is caused by the dog and cat roundworms Toxocara cani and T. cati, respectively. Humans become infected when they accidently ingest infectious Toxocara eggs commonly found in contaminated soil; children are most often affected. Clinical manifestat...

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Autores principales: Woodhall, Dana M., Eberhard, Mark L., Parise, Monica E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4015569/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24808249
http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.13-0725

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