The spread of nematodes from Toxocara genus in the world
Borecka, A.
Wiadomosci Parazytologiczne 56(2): 117-124
2010
ISSN/ISBN: 0043-5163 PMID: 20707295 Document Number: 646109
Twenty seven species belong to the genus Toxocara. Most of the species infect Carnivora from families: Canidae, Felidae, Viverridae, Procyonidae, Mustelidae and Herpestidae. The most widespread species are: T. canis, T. cati and T. vitulorum. The life cycle of Toxocara spp. is connected with young animals and adults with the lowered immune response. Three of the Toxocara species: T. canis, T. cati and T. pteropodis are the aetiological agents of human toxocariasis.