Human Toxocariasis: 2010 to 2020 Contributions from Brazilian Researchers

Pedro Paulo Chieffi; Susana Angelica Zevallos Lescano; Gabriela Rodrigues E Fonseca; Sergio Vieira Dos Santos

doi:10.2147/RRTM.S274733

Human Toxocariasis: 2010 to 2020 Contributions from Brazilian Researchers

Res Rep Trop Med. 2021 May 19:12:81-91. doi: 10.2147/RRTM.S274733. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Pedro Paulo Chieffi¹, Susana Angelica Zevallos Lescano², Gabriela Rodrigues E Fonseca³, Sergio Vieira Dos Santos¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathological Sciences, Santa Casa Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil.
² Laboratory of Helminthology, Institute for Tropical Medicine of São Paulo, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
³ Department of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.

Abstract

This is a review of the published contributions made by Brazilian researchers between 2010 and 2020 on the natural history of human toxocariasis and the effects of human toxocariasis on nonhuman paratenic hosts.

Keywords: Brazilian contribution; Toxocara; Toxocara canis; toxocariasis; visceral larva migrans syndrome.

Publication types

Review