Toxocariasis is a widespread zoonosis and is considered an important
worldwide public health problem. The aim of this study was to investigate the
frequency of trans-mammary Toxocara canis infection in newborn
BALB/c mice nursed by females experimentally infected with 1,200 eggs after delivery.
After 50 days of age, the presence of larvae in different organs of the offspring was
investigated. Trans-mammary infection was confirmed in 73.9% of the mice that had
been nursed by infected females. These data show a high trans-mammary transmission of
T. canis and confirm the significance of this transmission route
in paratenic hosts.
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