a parasitic worm infesting the intestines of cats and dogs
Examples of 'toxocara' in a sentence
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Most often, toxocara were found in the age group of 5 to 7 years.
T.V. Sorokman, I. Perkas 2018, 'Features of toxocariasis course in children', Aktualʹnaâ Infektologiâhttp://ai.zaslavsky.com.ua/article/view/142473. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Toxocara seropositivity was inversely proportional to the family income.
Vamilton Alvares Santarém, Flávia Noris Chagas Leli, Guita Rubinsky-Elefant, RogérioGiuffrida 2011, 'Protective and risk factors for toxocariasis in children from two different socialclasses of Brazil', Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulohttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652011000200002&lng=en&tlng=en. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Further research should be performed to understand the physiopathological mechanisms of toxocara-associated epileptogenesis.
Jaime Luna, Calogero Edoardo Cicero, Guillaume Rateau, Graziella Quattrocchi, BenoitMarin, Elisa Bruno, François Dalmay, Michel Druet-Cabanac, Alessandra Nicoletti, Pierre-MariePreux 2018, 'Updated evidence of the association between toxocariasis and epilepsy: Systematicreview and meta-analysis.', PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseaseshttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6070292?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Toxocara eggs were found in hair from the head (14.5%), tail (20.8%), and limbs (10.4%).
Tania O. Rojas, Camilo Romero, Rafael Heredia, Linda G. Bautista, Galia Sheinberg 2017, 'Identification of Toxocara spp. eggs in dog hair and associated risk factors', Veterinary Worldhttp://www.veterinaryworld.org/Vol.10/July-2017/15.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Gram-positive organisms were identified in 11 (37%) eyes, fungi in 3 (10%), and toxocara in 8 (27%) eyes.
Aditya Maitray, Ekta Rishi, Pukhraj Rishi, Lingam Gopal, Pramod Bhende, Rupak Ray,Kuzhanthai Lily Therese 2019, 'Endogenous endophthalmitis in children and adolescents: Case series and literaturereview', Indian Journal of Ophthalmologyhttp://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2019;volume=67;issue=6;spage=795;epage=800;aulast=Maitray. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Systemic examination revealed normal findings and laboratory studies only showed leucocytosis with normal eosinophil count and negative serum toxocara antibody.
Zakariah Sakinah, Said Mariyani, Alwi Azma-Azalina, Yusoff Munira, Ghani Zulkifli,Zunaina Embong 2011, 'Intraocular nematode with diffuse unilateral subacute neuroretinitis: case report',BMC Ophthalmologyhttp://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2415/11/15. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)