Human Toxocariasis in Portugal—An Overview of a Neglected Zoonosis over the Last Decade (2010–2020)

Alho, Ana Margarida; Ferreira, Pedro; Clemente, Isabel; Grácio, Maria Amélia Afonso; Belo, Silvana

doi:10.3390/idr13040086

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“…T. canis transmitted by canines, and wild canids, especially foxes and is quite possibly the most inescapable general health (Chie et al, 2021). The signi cance of T. cati contamination to human Toxocariasis can't be unnoticed (Alho et al, 2021). Human toxocariasis (HT) is now considered as a major zoonosis with global and regional importance.…”

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Middle-East prevalence of Toxocara cati and Toxocara canis and Toxocara leonina in stray cats and dogs

Sadr

Moghaddam

Atazadeh

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Stray cats and dogs are the major risk factors for human toxocariasis and one of the most important public health issues. Accessing and analyzing the prevalence of Toxocara spp. in definitive host may help control and prevention of human toxocariasis. This systematic review and meta-analysis is the first study in Middle east, directed to estimate the prevalence of Toxocara cati, Toxocara canis and Toxocara leonina infection in cats and dogs by gender, age, geographical location, weather condition and other risk factors. Three English databanks (Scopus, PubMed, and Google Scholar) were searched for published articles about Toxocara parasites of cats and dogs in Middle-East from 1980 to 2022. Of 300 peer-reviewed articles, 40 were included in this review and represented cats and dogs from all over the Middle east countries. The collective prevalence (95% CI) of Toxocara cati infection in stray cats was 7.66%, being highest in north of Iran and lowest in Qatar countries. The collective prevalence (95% CI) of Toxocara canis infection in stray dogs was 26.34%, being highest in north of Iran and lowest in Israel countries. The collective prevalence (95% CI) of Toxocara leonina infection in stray cats and dogs was 2.85%, being highest in Egypt and lowest in Qatar countries. Prevalence of Toxocara leonina was higher in low-income tropical countries and also in young (12 months of age) cats and dogs and also higher in humid weather like north of Iran. Control prevention and of this zoonosis should take greater care by health officials particularly in countries where risk factors and prevalence are highest.

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Middle-East prevalence of Toxocara cati and Toxocara canis and Toxocara leonina in stray cats and dogs

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Moghaddam

Atazadeh

et al. 2022

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Visceral Migrating Larva. Clinical Cases. Ukrainian Burden

Mavrutenkov,

Prokhach,

Shkarupa

et al. 2023

Clin. and prev. med.

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Introduction. The work highlights the problematic issues of diagnosis and treatment of toxocariasis infection in people in Ukraine, which become even more acute and urgent due to the migration of the population and animals, and the destruction of the country's infrastructure as a result of the war unleashed by Russia. The aim of the study. Improvement of aspects of clinical, laboratory and instrumental diagnostics, as well as treatment of VML in humans Materials and methods. A literature research of the state of the problem of primary and differential diagnosis of the migrating larva in Ukraine and the world has been conducted. 2 clinical cases of diagnosis and treatment of migrating larva in are described. Results. The article describes two clinical cases of visceral migrating larva. The differences of these cases, in addition to the migrating formations in the lungs, were the asymptomatic course, the absence of eosinophilia, and the simultaneous determination of blood class G antibodies by ELISA to Toxocar and human roundworm (A. lumbricoide), which persisted even after treatment. Patients at the stage of diagnosis were examined in an oncology hospital, were consulted by thoracic surgeons and oncologists to exclude lung cancer. Both women were immunocompetent, one patient had a history of cervical cancer. From the epidemiological anamnesis, both women kept cats, and one of them, during chemotherapy for the treatment of a tumor, had a propensity for carnivorous raw-eating. Before prescribing systemic antiparasitic chemotherapy, the patients were examined by an ophthalmologist to exclude parasitic chorioretinitis. The patients were prescribed a 20-day course of albendazal 800 mg/day in two doses. Support therapy consisted of a 5-day course of prednisolone at a dose of 30 mg/day orally in two doses, which started one day before the appointment of albendazole. A control CT scan of the lungs after therapy did not reveal any formations, fibrosis, or calcifications. Discussion. This case proves that tocoscarosis in humans is a multidisciplinary medical and social problem. Conclusions were made on the need to restore the national registration of the disease, adopt national consensuses on treatment and diagnosis, and implement into clinical practice modern methods of verification of specific antibodies to nematodes based on immunoblotting. Conclusions. The registration of cases of VML and T. in the system of control and prevention of infectious diseases in Ukraine should be resumed. It is expedient to introduce specific studies on nematodes in clinical laboratory practice.

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Human Toxocariasis in Portugal—An Overview of a Neglected Zoonosis over the Last Decade (2010–2020)

Cited by 2 publications

References 33 publications

Middle-East prevalence of Toxocara cati and Toxocara canis and Toxocara leonina in stray cats and dogs

Middle-East prevalence of Toxocara cati and Toxocara canis and Toxocara leonina in stray cats and dogs

Visceral Migrating Larva. Clinical Cases. Ukrainian Burden

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