TOXOCARA CANIS AND VISCERAL LARVAE MIGRANS

Year 2022, Volume: 13 Issue: 1, 47 - 54, 30.04.2022

Selma Kocademir , Kader Yıldız

https://doi.org/10.38137/vftd.1084693

Abstract

Toxocara canis is a parasite that infects dogs in many countries in the world, including Turkey. Since it has zoonotic properties, it also threatens human health. With this review, it is aimed to give knowledge about visceral larva migrans which is formed by the larvae of this parasite.

Keywords

Dog, Parasite, Toxocara canis, Visceral larvae migrans, Zoonosis

TOXOCARA CANİS VE VİSCERAL LARVA MİGRANS

Abstract

Toxocara canis, Türkiye’de dahil olmak üzere dünyanın pek çok ülkesinde köpeklerde enfeksiyon oluşturan bir parazittir. Zoonotik özelliğe sahip olduğu için insan sağlığını da tehdit etmektedir. Bu derleme ile bu parazitin larvalarının oluşturduğu visceral larva migrans hakkında bilgi vermek amaçlanmıştır.

Keywords

Köpek, parazit, visceral larvae migrans

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