1 ecrease infection rates and morbidity due to 
Toxocara.                                               
 
     2     Here we review the salient background on 
Toxocara and biology, summarise key aspects of the patho
 
     3 s carried out to determine the prevalence of 
Toxocara antibodies in suspected OLM patients and to des
 
     4                     Human seroprevalence for 
Toxocara antibodies varies with factors such as geograph
 
     5             Parasitic nematodes of the genus 
Toxocara are socioeconomically important zoonotic pathog
 
     6 y when compared with the prominence given to 
Toxocara canis in dogs.                                 
 
     7                                              Toxocara canis is a zoonotic parasite of major socioecon
 
     8                                              Toxocara canis is better recognized as a cause of human 
 
     9 eport a patient who developed CL following a 
Toxocara canis parasitism.                              
 
    10                                 The nematode 
Toxocara canis survives for years in mammalian tissues, 
 
    11                Human toxocariasis, caused by 
Toxocara canis, T. cati, and T. vitulorum of dogs, cats 
 
    12 icoides, and the parasitic nematode of dogs, 
Toxocara canis.                                         
 
    13                                  The role of 
Toxocara cati as a zoonosis is reviewed.                
 
    14                            Toxocaracanis and 
Toxocara cati of dogs and cats, respectively, can cause 
 
    15 gnized as a cause of human toxocariasis, but 
Toxocara cati should not be overlooked.                 
 
    16 Cryptosporidium, Ancylostoma, Uncinaria, and 
Toxocara cati were shed.                                
 
    17           Each serum sample was subjected to 
Toxocara excretory - secretory antigen ELISA (TES - ELIS
 
    18                            This high rate of 
Toxocara seropositivity in ocular patients should alert 
 
    19         However, zoonotic helminths, such as 
Toxocara species (spp.), have been associated with incre
 
    20  estimated to be exposed to or infected with 
Toxocara spp, global epidemiological information on the 
 
    21  of parents and 10.3% of offspring, and anti-
Toxocara spp.                                           
 
    22                        Among offspring, anti-
Toxocara spp.                                           
 
    23             Serum levels of total IgG4, anti-
Toxocara spp.                                           
 
    24                We describe the prevalence of 
Toxocara spp. and Ascaris spp. seropositivity and associ
 
    25                                     Parental 
Toxocara spp. seropositivity was associated with increas
 
    26 frequent in offspring than parents; however, 
Toxocara spp. seropositivity was associated with increas
 
    27                                              Toxocara spp. seropositivity was associated with wheeze