Faecal samples from 225 adults cats and 112 kittens and dust and soil samples from 25
catteries in the Netherlands were examined for Toxocara eggs. The results of this survey …

Faecal samples from 286 adult dogs and 159 pups and dust and soil samples from 32 dog
breeding kennels in the Netherlands were examined for nematode eggs. Dogs that shed …

The prevalence of intestinal parasites was evaluated by faecal examination of 445 dogs and
105 cats from the Poznan area, Poland, in 1997-98. The commonest parasite in dogs and …

Epidemiological investigations of 100 randomly selected dog families in Southern Germany
revealed eggs of Toxocara canis in 67% of the litters and in 45% of the bitches. Eggs were …

Faecal samples from 272 dogs and 236 cats from Dutch households were examined for
nematode eggs. Toxocara eggs were found in 8 dogs (2.9%) and 11 cats (4.7%). Toxascaris …

A few years earlier, in 1952, it became obvious that man could act as host for Toxocara since
a nematode larva was isolated in a liver biopsy from a two-and-a-half year old child and …

Belgium counts more than a million dogs and at least two million cats, of which many are
carrying zoonotic nematodes of the genus Toxocara. Environmental contamination with …

In a PM survey of 71 Liverpool cats during October 1970 to June 1971, Toxocara cati was
found in 28. Three other common nematodes were absent. Isospora felis was seen in two of …

The prevalence of patent Toxocara canis infection in dogs was determined by examining
faecal deposits from the pavement of three different areas of Pisa, Italy. Of 126 faecal …

Toxocara canis is a helminth zoonosis that is estimated to infect more than 100 million dogs
and 1 billion people, mostly in the tropics. Humans can be infected by accidentally ingesting …