Contamination of the hair of owned dogs with the eggs of Toxocara spp.

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 173, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 161-164

  Keegan, Jason Devoy ^a   Holland, Celia V ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Eggs; Embryonation; Hair; Owned dog; Toxocara

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANUS; ARTICLE; BACK; CONTAMINATION; DOG; HAIR ANALYSIS; HEAD; INFECTION RISK; NECK; NONHUMAN; PET ANIMAL; PREVALENCE; SAMPLING; TOXOCARA; WORM EGG; ZYGOTE;

ANIMALS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; MALE; OVUM; PARASITE EGG COUNT; TOXOCARA; TOXOCARIASIS; ZOONOSES;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; TOXOCARA; TOXOCARA CANIS; VERMES;

EID: 77956265430     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.06.010     Document Type: Article

References (22)

1. Aydenizoz-Ozkayhan M., Yagci B.B., Erat S. The investigation of Toxocara canis eggs in coats of different dog breeds as a potential transmission route in human toxocariasis. Veterinary Parasitology 2008, 152(1-2):94-100.
2. Gillespie S.H. The epidemiology of Toxocara canis. Parasitology Today 1988, 4:180-181.
3. Glickman L.T. The epidemiology of human toxocariasis. Toxocara and Toxocariasis, Clinical, Epidemiological and Molecular Perspectives 1993, 3-10. Institute of Biology and the British Society for Parasitology, London. J. Lewis, R. Maizels (Eds.).
4. Glickman L.T., Schantz P.M. Epidemiology and pathogenesis of zoonotic toxocariasis. Epidemiological Reviews 1981, 3:230-250.
5. Harrington F.H., Asa C.S. Wolves: Behavior, Ecology, and Conservation 2003, University of Chicago Press, pp. 86. D.L. Mech, L. Boitani (Eds.).
6. Holland C.V., Smith H.V. Toxocara: The Enigmatic Parasite 2006, CABI Publishing, pp. 301.
7. Holland C.V., O'Connor P., Taylor M., Hughes G., Girdwood R., Smith H. Families, parks, gardens and toxocariasis. Scandanavian Journal of Infectious Diseases 1991, 23:225-231.
8. Holland C.V., O'Lorcain P., Taylor M.R.H., Kelly A. A sero-epidemiology of toxocariasis in schoolchildren. Parasitology 1995, 110:535-545.
9. Hotez P.J., Wilkins P.P. Toxocariasis: America's most common neglected infection of poverty and a helminthiasis of global importance?. Neglected Tropical Diseases 2009, 3(3):1-4.
10. Jacobs D., Woodruff A., Prole J. Toxocara infection and kennel workers. British Medical Journal 1977, 1:51.
11. Lloyd S. Toxocara canis: the dog. Toxocara and Toxocariasis, Clinical, Epidemiological and Molecular Perspectives 1993, 841-854. Institute of Biology and the British Society for Parasitology, London. J. Lewis, R. Maizels (Eds.).
12. Magnaval J.F., Glickman L.T. Management and treatment options for human Toxocariasis. Toxocara: The Enigmatic Parasite 2006, 113-126. CABI International. C.V. Holland, H.V. Smith (Eds.).
13. Mizgajska-Wiktor H., Uga S. Exposure and environmental contamination. Toxocara: The Enigmatic Parasite 2006, 211-227. CABI International. C.V. Holland, H.V. Smith (Eds.).
14. Overgaauw P.A.M. Aspects of toxocarosis in dogs and cats. Critical Reviews in Microbiology 1997, 23(3):233-251.
15. Overgaauw P.A.M., van Zutphen L., Hoek D., Yaya F.O., Roelfsema J., Pinelli E., van Knapen F., Kortbeek L.M. Zoonotic parasites in fecal samples and fur from dogs and cats in The Netherlands. Veterinary Parasitology 2009, 163(1-2):115-122.
16. Parsons J.C. Ascarid infections of cats and dogs. Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small animal practice 1987, 17:1307-1313.
17. Roddie G., Stafford P., Holland C.V., Wolfe A. Contamination of dog hair with the eggs of Toxocara canis. Veterinary Parasitology 2008, 152:85-93.
18. Roddie G., Holland C.V., Stafford P., Wolfe A. Contamination of fox hair with the eggs of Toxocara canis. Journal of Helminthology 2008, 1-4.
19. Taylor M.R.H. Ocular toxocariasis. Toxocara: The Enigmatic Parasite 2006, 127-144. CABI International. C.V. Holland, H.V. Smith (Eds.).
20. Taylor M.R.H., Holland C. Toxocariasis. Principles and Practice of Clinical Parasitology 2001, 501-522. Wiley. S.H. Gillespie, R.D. Pearson (Eds.).
21. Wolfe A., Wright I.P. Human toxocariasis and direct contact with dogs. Veterinary Record 2003, 152:419-422.
22. Wolfe A., Wright I.P. Parasitic nematode eggs in fur samples from dogs. Veterinary Record 2004, 154:408-409.