In recent years much new information has been obtained baout the epidemiology,
population biologyand public health significance of infections of Asacaris lumbricoides in …

Helminths in pigs have generally received little attention from veterinary parasitologists,
despite Ascaris suum, Trichuris suis, and Oesophagostomum sp. being common worldwide …

The two geohelminths, Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura, infect more than a billion
people worldwide but are only reported sporadically in the developed part of the world. In …

The sequences of the nuclear ribosomal DNA region spanning the first internaltranscribed
spacer, the 5.8 S rRNA gene and the second internal transcribed spacer weredetermined for …

Ascaris lumbricoides and Ascaris suum are parasitic nematodes living in the small intestine
of humans and pigs, and can cause the disease ascariasis. For long, there has been …

In Guatemalan villages people commonly rear pigs, and both hosts may be infected with
Ascaris. This study was designed to ask whether both humans and pigs are potential hosts …

The distribution of worm burdens in human populations is a major determinant of both the
dynamics of transmission and the level of community morbidity. The distribution exhibits …

Background Ascaris lumbricoides and Ascaris suum are socioeconomically important and
widespread parasites of humans and pigs, respectively. The excretory-secretory (ES) …

The diagnosis of human infection by Toxocara canis relies heavily upon serological tests,
the specificity of which can be inadequate in regions of endemic helminthiasis. When …

The seroprevalence of Toxocara canis antibodies in children aged from 1 to 12 yr old was
evaluated in Pelotas City, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Human toxocariasis or visceral larva …