Vertical transmission of Toxocara canis in successive generations of mice

Visceral toxocariasis is a neglected zoonosis caused byToxocara canis larvae in unusual hosts. In dogs, the definitive host, the infection occurs mainly through transplacental and transcolostral transmission. Studies on experimental models have shown that vertical transmission may result from acute...

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Main Authors: Elizandra Roselaine Schoenardie, Carlos James Scaini, Michele Soares Pepe, Sibele Borsuk, Luciana Farias da Costa de Avila, Marcos Villela, Maria Elisabeth Aires Berne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612013000400623&lng=en&tlng=en