Toxocariasis

Toxocariasis is helminth infection of humans caused by the dog or cat roundworm, Toxocara canis or Toxocara cati, respectively. Humans can become infected by ingestion of embryonated eggs from contaminated sources. There are two main syndromes; visceral larva migrans , which encompasses diseases associated with major organs, and ocular larva migrans , in which toxocariasis pathological effects on the host are restricted to the eye and the optic nerve. (From the Wikpedia article Toxocariasis.)

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Recent Publications on Toxocariasis:
[Tropical causes of epilepsy.] INTRODUCTION. Eighty-five percent of all epileptics live in tropical...	28th October, 2009	Hospital Virgen de la Luz, Cuenca, Espana.	Rev Neurol. 2009 Nov 1-15;49(9):475-82.
Toxocariasis: Incidence, Prevalence and the Time Serum remains Positive in School Children from Campinas, SP, Brazil. INTRODUCTION. Eighty-five percent of all epileptics live in tropical...	24th October, 2009	Departamento de Medicina Preventiva e Social, FCM, Unicamp, Laboratorio de	J Trop Pediatr. 2009 Oct 22. DOI Direct Link
Method for detecting circulating Toxocara canis antigen and its application in human serum samples. Diagnosis of larval migrans (LM) is usually done by immunodiagnostic...	21st October, 2009	Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences,	Nepal Med Coll J. 2009 Mar;11(1):9-13.
Clinical patterns of uveitis in two ophthalmology centres in Bogota, Colombia. PURPOSE: To describe the distribution pattern and the clinical features of...	1st October, 2009	Grupo de Estudio en Parasitologia Molecular (GEPAMOL), Universidad del	Clin Experiment Ophthalmol. 2009 Jul;37(5):458-66. DOI Direct Link
Comparative assessment of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and Western blot for the diagnosis of toxocariasis in patients with skin disorders. Summary Background The link between various chronic skin disorders and...	30th September, 2009	Department of Parasitology, University Hospital, Besancon, France.	Br J Dermatol. 2009 Jul 20. DOI Direct Link
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Toxocariasis Clinical Trials:
Treatment of Asymptomatic Toxocariasis With Albendazole in Children

Toxocariasis Patents:
US Patent No.	Title
6051697	Chemokine expressed in eosinophils
6630128	Porphyrin derivatives their use in photodynamic therapy and medical devices containing them
6844010	Therapeutic treatment and prevention of infections with a bioactive materials encapsulated within a biodegradable-biocompatible polymeric matrix
6902743	Therapeutic treatment and prevention of infections with a bioactive material(s) encapuslated within a biodegradable-bio-compatable polymeric matrix
6946546	Human antibodies against eotaxin
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