Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine (May 2021)
Human Toxocariasis: 2010 to 2020 Contributions from Brazilian Researchers
Abstract
Pedro Paulo Chieffi,1 Susana Angelica Zevallos Lescano,2 Gabriela Rodrigues e Fonseca,3 Sergio Vieira dos Santos1 1Department of Pathological Sciences, Santa Casa Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil; 2Laboratory of Helminthology, Institute for Tropical Medicine of São Paulo, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; 3Department of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilCorrespondence: Pedro Paulo ChieffiDepartamento de Ciências Patológicas, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo, Rua Cesário Mota Junior, 112, São Paulo, CEP01221-020, BrasilTel +5511-33677722Email [email protected]: 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: Toxocara, Toxocara canis, toxocariasis, visceral larva migrans syndrome, Brazilian contribution
