Prevalence of toxocara canis lupus in public health

Abstract

Background: Throughout its history, humanity has been establishing close contact with animals, which has generated a considerable increase in the development of different parasitic and zoonotic diseases; The WHO has reported around 200 zoonoses, of which approximately 50 are transmitted to humans by canines. Toxocara canis is a cosmopolitan parasite frequently found in the small intestine of canines. In man (intermediate host) it is the primary cause of visceral larva migrans syndrome (VLM). The route of infection is oral, by ingestion of transport hosts (Delgado & Rodríguez, 2019) or accidentally by ingesting infecting eggs. Methods: Bibliographic documentary scientific article based on data from Dialnet, SciELO, JSTOR. Results: The studies carried out in the countries showed that in Trinidad their seroprevalences were 27.2 (Baboolal & Rawlins, 2002) but 62.3% of escórals in Trinidad, ages 5 to 12 years. Conclusions: Mass deworming measures should be implemented for unowned canines, diagnosis and deworming in owned canines. The main route of transmission is through the ingestion of parasite eggs present in contaminated soil. This disease can cause acute or chronic clinical conditions that affect health, vitality and physical appearance and can cause death.