Toxocariasis in Colombia: More Than Neglected

Purpose of Review In this review, we summarized information regarding human toxocariasis knowledge of disease and relevance in Colombia. Recent Findings Current knowledge on the epidemiology and global burden of this infection is scarce. In part, because it remains a largely underdiagnosed clinical...

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Published in:Current tropical medicine reports 2020-03, Vol.7 (1), p.17-24
Main Authors: Rodriguez-Morales, Alfonso J., Bonilla-Aldana, D. Katterine, Gallego-Valencia, Valentina, Gómez-DeLaRosa, Sofia H., López-Echeverri, Camila, Peña-Verjan, Nathalia M., Vargas-Díaz, Katherine, Ramírez, Alejandra, Diaz-Henao, William, Murillo-García, David Ricardo, Muñoz-Calle, Néstor, Gil-Restrepo, Andrés Felipe, Silva-Gómez, María Alejandra, Bastidas-Melo, Jessica Alejandra, Macías-Muñoz, Angie Camila, Cardona-Ospina, Jaime A., Paniz-Mondolfi, Alberto, Delgado, Olinda
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Language:English
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Behavioral Sciences
Infectious Diseases
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Parasitology
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Topical Collection on Tropical Medicine Updates
Tropical Medicine
Tropical Medicine Updates (ME Bottazzi and R Mejia
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Summary:Purpose of Review In this review, we summarized information regarding human toxocariasis knowledge of disease and relevance in Colombia. Recent Findings Current knowledge on the epidemiology and global burden of this infection is scarce. In part, because it remains a largely underdiagnosed clinical entity, and also since many countries do not officially recognize it as endemic, this has led to a lack of surveillance and underreporting, not considering it an officially notifiable disease. Recent reports have shown broad variability of seroprevalence rates amongst different countries. Summary Human toxocariasis is a zoonotic parasitic disease that would represent high morbidity in many countries. Caused by Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati , clinical spectrum of this systemic helminthiasis can be extended from asymptomatic forms up to life-threating syndromes such as the visceral larva migrans.
ISSN:2196-3045
2196-3045
DOI:10.1007/s40475-020-00199-x