Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and Toxocara canis in a human rural population of Southern Rio Grande do Sul

• Published in: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
• Main Authors: Adelita Campos Araújo, Marcos Marreiro Villela, Ângela Sena-Lopes, Nara Amélia da Rosa Farias, Laura Maria Jorge de Faria, Luciana Farias da Costa Avila, Maria Elisabeth Aires Berne, Sibele Borsuk
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2018
• Subjects: Rural; Toxocariasis; Toxoplasmosis; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Alegre; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/s1678-9946201860028; https://doaj.org/article/db4a94f12abf4928bababea24297d9e4

ABSTRACT Due to the growing population of pets, especially homeless dogs and cats, zoonoses still represent a significant public health problem. Toxoplasma gondii and Toxocara spp. are epidemiologically important zoonotic agents as they are etiological factors of human toxoplasmosis and toxocariasis...