TY  - BOOK
AU  - Holland,C.V.
AU  - Smith,H.V.
TI  - Toxocara: the enigmatic parasite
T2  - CABI Books
SN  - 9781845930271
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Wallingford           UK
PB  - CABI Publishing
KW  - asthma
KW  - animal-parasitic nematodes
KW  - Nematoda
KW  - animal parasitic nematodes
KW  - Chromadorea
KW  - nematodes of animals
KW  - nematode parasites of animals
KW  - man
KW  - zoonoses
KW  - Chromadoria
KW  - Ascarididae
KW  - Ascaridida
KW  - helminthoses
KW  - economic impact
KW  - toxocarosis
KW  - parasitic diseases
KW  - infections
KW  - human diseases
KW  - Hominidae
KW  - economic evaluation
KW  - clinical aspects
KW  - clinical picture
KW  - cerebrum
KW  - Homo
KW  - respiratory diseases
KW  - veterinary parasitology
KW  - parasites
KW  - Rhabditida
KW  - animals
KW  - invertebrates
KW  - vertebrates
KW  - toxocariasis
KW  - parasitoses
KW  - eukaryotes
KW  - disease models
KW  - brain diseases
KW  - brain disorders
KW  - Secernentea
KW  - brain
KW  - parasitosis
KW  - Toxocara
KW  - animal models
KW  - parasitic worms
KW  - nematodes
KW  - lung diseases
KW  - nematode infections
KW  - Chordata
KW  - helminths
KW  - mammals
KW  - epidemiology
KW  - zoonotic infections
KW  - parasitic infestations
KW  - molecular biology
KW  - public health
KW  - immunology
KW  - primates
N2  - Toxocara is a parasitic helminth worm which continues to stimulate both public concern and scientific interest. Toxocara canis and T.cati, the most studied species, are gastrointestinal parasites of dogs and cats and their eggs can contaminate the environment, thus exposing humans and other mammals and birds to infection. Many questions remain unanswered about the host-parasite relationship, its epidemiology and public health significance. Veterinarians and clinicians are interested in its importance as a zoonosis. The parasite's capacity to cause ocular disease is of concern to ophthalmologists, while its propensity to stimulate allergic manifestations is of interest to allergologists, dermatologists and respiratory medicine specialists. Furthermore Toxocara provides a unique model system to explore questions in parasite biology.This book provides a comprehensive review of Toxocara and the disease it causes known as toxocariasis
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