A one health perspective on the human–companion animal relationship with emphasis on zoonotic aspects

PAM Overgaauw, CM Vinke, MAE van Hagen… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Over time the human–animal bond has been changed. For instance, the role of pets has
changed from work animals (protecting houses, catching mice) to animals with a social …

Seroprevalence estimates for toxocariasis in people worldwide: A systematic review and meta-analysis

A Rostami, SM Riahi, CV Holland… - PLoS neglected …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Human toxocariasis is an important neglected disease. We performed a
systematic review and meta-analysis study to estimate the global and regional prevalence of …

Multi-pathogen infections and Alzheimer's disease

D Vigasova, M Nemergut, B Liskova… - Microbial Cell Factories, 2021 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a chronic neurodegenerative disease associated with the
overproduction and accumulation of amyloid-β peptide and hyperphosphorylation of tau …

Human toxocariasis–a look at a neglected disease through an epidemiological 'prism'

A Rostami, G Ma, T Wang, AV Koehler… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Toxocariasis, a disease caused by infection with larvae of Toxocara canis, T. cati and/or
congeners, represents clinical syndromes in humans including visceral and ocular larva …

Global prevalence of Toxocara infection in dogs

A Rostami, SM Riahi, A Hofmann, G Ma, T Wang… - Advances in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Dogs serve as the most important definitive hosts for Toxocara canis—a causative agent of
human toxocariasis and one of the most widespread zoonotic helminth worldwide. The …

The yin and yang of human soil-transmitted helminth infections

A Loukas, RM Maizels, PJ Hotez - International journal for parasitology, 2021 - Elsevier
The major soil-transmitted helminths that infect humans are the roundworms, whipworms
and hookworms. Soil-transmitted helminth infections rank among the most important …

Toxocara eggs in public places worldwide-A systematic review and meta-analysis

Y Fakhri, RB Gasser, A Rostami, CK Fan… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Toxocariasis is a neglected tropical disease of humans. Although many studies have
indicated or shown that environmental contamination with Toxocara species eggs is a major …

[HTML][HTML] Rapid diagnosis of parasitic diseases: current scenario and future needs

S Momčilović, C Cantacessi, V Arsić-Arsenijević… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Parasitic diseases are one of the world's most devastating and prevalent
infections, causing millions of morbidities and mortalities annually. In the past, many of these …

Immunomodulating therapies in acute myocarditis and recurrent/acute pericarditis

E Ammirati, E Bizzi, G Veronese, M Groh… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The field of inflammatory disease of the heart or “cardio-immunology” is rapidly evolving due
to the wider use of non-invasive diagnostic tools able to detect and monitor myocardial …

[HTML][HTML] Faecal prevalence, distribution and risk factors associated with canine soil-transmitted helminths contaminating urban parks across Australia

L Massetti, A Wiethoelter, P McDonagh, L Rae… - International journal for …, 2022 - Elsevier
Dog parks provide an ideal urban space where dogs and their owners can exercise, play,
and socialise in a safe environment. However, these parks can also increase the risk of …