Human Toxocariasis: 2010 to 2020 Contributions from Brazilian Researchers

doi:10.2147/RRTM.S274733

Review

. 2021 May 19:12:81-91.

doi: 10.2147/RRTM.S274733. eCollection 2021.

Human Toxocariasis: 2010 to 2020 Contributions from Brazilian Researchers

Pedro Paulo Chieffi¹, Susana Angelica Zevallos Lescano², Gabriela Rodrigues E Fonseca³, Sergio Vieira Dos Santos¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathological Sciences, Santa Casa Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil.
² Laboratory of Helminthology, Institute for Tropical Medicine of São Paulo, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
³ Department of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.

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DOI: 10.2147/RRTM.S274733

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Review

Human Toxocariasis: 2010 to 2020 Contributions from Brazilian Researchers

Pedro Paulo Chieffi et al. Res Rep Trop Med. 2021.

Free PMC article

. 2021 May 19:12:81-91.

doi: 10.2147/RRTM.S274733. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Pedro Paulo Chieffi¹, Susana Angelica Zevallos Lescano², Gabriela Rodrigues E Fonseca³, Sergio Vieira Dos Santos¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathological Sciences, Santa Casa Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil.
² Laboratory of Helminthology, Institute for Tropical Medicine of São Paulo, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
³ Department of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.

PMID: 34040480
PMCID: PMC8141392
DOI: 10.2147/RRTM.S274733

Abstract

This is a review of the published contributions made by Brazilian researchers between 2010 and 2020 on the natural history of human toxocariasis and the effects of human toxocariasis on nonhuman paratenic hosts.

Keywords: Brazilian contribution; Toxocara; Toxocara canis; toxocariasis; visceral larva migrans syndrome.

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**Figure 1**
Geographical distribution in Brazil of anti-*Toxocara* antibodies in adults examined by ELISA from 2010 to 2020.

**Figure 2**
Geographical distribution in Brazil of anti-*Toxocara* antibodies in children examined by ELISA from 2010 to 2020.

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[1] Beaver PC, Snyder H, Carrera G, Dent J, Lafferty I. Chronic eosinophilia due to visceral larva migrans. Pediatrics. 1952;9:7–19. - PubMed

[2] Beaver PC, Snyder H, Carrera G, Dent J, Lafferty I. Chronic eosinophilia due to visceral larva migrans. Pediatrics. 1952;9:7–19. - PubMed

[3] Taylor MRH, Keane CT, O’Connor P, Girdwood RW, Smith H. Clinical features of covert toxocariasis. Scand J Infect Dis. 1987;19:696–699. doi:10.3109/00365548709117206 - DOI - PubMed

[4] Taylor MRH, Keane CT, O’Connor P, Girdwood RW, Smith H. Clinical features of covert toxocariasis. Scand J Infect Dis. 1987;19:696–699. doi:10.3109/00365548709117206 - DOI - PubMed

[5] Rubinsky-Elefant G, Hirata CE, Yamamoto JH, Ferreira MU. Human toxocariasis: diagnosis, worldwide seroprevalences and clinical expression of the systemic and ocular forms. Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 2010;104:3–23. doi:10.1179/136485910x12607012373957 - DOI - PubMed

[6] Rubinsky-Elefant G, Hirata CE, Yamamoto JH, Ferreira MU. Human toxocariasis: diagnosis, worldwide seroprevalences and clinical expression of the systemic and ocular forms. Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 2010;104:3–23. doi:10.1179/136485910x12607012373957 - DOI - PubMed

[7] Torgerson PR, Macpherson CNL. The socioeconomic burden of parasitic zoonoses: global trends. Vet Parasitol. 2011;182:79–95. doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.07.017 - DOI - PubMed

[8] Torgerson PR, Macpherson CNL. The socioeconomic burden of parasitic zoonoses: global trends. Vet Parasitol. 2011;182:79–95. doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.07.017 - DOI - PubMed

[9] Fialho PM, Corrêa CR. A systematic review of toxocariasis: a neglected but high-prevalence disease in Brazil. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016;94:1193–1199. doi:10.4269/ajtmh.15-0733 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[10] Fialho PM, Corrêa CR. A systematic review of toxocariasis: a neglected but high-prevalence disease in Brazil. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016;94:1193–1199. doi:10.4269/ajtmh.15-0733 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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