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Immunodiagnosis of Human Toxocariasis
H. William, Guita Rubinsky‐Elefant
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Abstract
Human toxocariasis is a helminthic zoonosis caused by larval stages of Toxocara canis and, less frequently, by T. cati, the roundworms of dogs and cats, respectively. Accidentally, humans ingest embryonated eggs containing the infective larva which are released in the upper small intestine and then pass through the intestinal epithelium to reach the blood vessels, where they can migrate to the different visceral organs and tissues of the body (Despommier, 2003).
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