Human toxocariasis: contribution by Brazilian researchers.
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).
Chieffi
Pedro Paulo
PP
Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo (LIM 06) , SP, São Paulo, Brasil. pchieffi@usp.br and chiong@uol.com.br
Santos
Sérgio Vieira dos
SV
Queiroz
Maisa Leite de
ML
Lescano
Susana A Zevallos
SA
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