2023
DOI: 10.20453/stv.v11i2.5134
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Infección por Toxocara canis y su importancia en la salud animal y en la salud pública: una revisión

Valeria Alvarado-Borja,
Benjamín Valladares-Carranza,
César Ortega-Santana
et al.

Abstract: El parásito Toxocara canis representa un problema de salud pública a nivel mundial. Este agente es un ascárido que en estado adulto vive en el intestino delgado del perro doméstico y de varios cánidos silvestres; presenta un ciclo biológico complejo que asegura su transmisión y permanencia en los hospederos que afecta; en su fase intestinal ocasiona acción mecánica, irritativa y obstructiva, interfiriendo en el tránsito y la digestión de los alimentos. La toxocariasis afecta a perros y gatos jóvenes; produce s… Show more

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“…In dogs and cats, T. canis and T. cati mainly affect young animals from birth, presenting clinical signs such as cachexia, emaciation, body weakness, rough coat, growth dekay, vomiting, cough, diarrhoea, and distended abdomen; the cough is due to larval migration to the lungs [10][11][12]. The disease can affect adult cats and dogs, but they do not usually present clinical signs [13].…”
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confidence: 99%
“…In dogs and cats, T. canis and T. cati mainly affect young animals from birth, presenting clinical signs such as cachexia, emaciation, body weakness, rough coat, growth dekay, vomiting, cough, diarrhoea, and distended abdomen; the cough is due to larval migration to the lungs [10][11][12]. The disease can affect adult cats and dogs, but they do not usually present clinical signs [13].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%