title: Human toxocariasis: contribution by Brazilian researchers.
abstract: In the present paper the main aspects of the natural history of human infection by Toxocara larvae that occasionally result in the occurrence of visceral and/or ocular larva migrans syndrome were reviewed. The contribution by Brazilian researchers was emphasized, especially the staff of the Tropical Medicine Institute of São Paulo (IMT).
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo (LIM 06) , SP, São Paulo, Brasil. pchieffi@usp.br and chiong@uol.com.br
authors.forename: Pedro Paulo
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Chieffi
authors.forename: Sérgio Vieira dos
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Maisa Leite de
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Queiroz
authors.forename: Susana A Zevallos
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Lescano
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D004285:Dogs; D006801:Humans; D007816:Larva Migrans, Visceral / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D051379:Mice; D012108:Research Personnel; D014120:Toxocariasis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology