Incidence of Toxocara Canis due to Canine Feces

Abstract

Toxocariasis is a zoonotic disease that affects children and is widespread due to its biological etiological agents. Toxocara canis are often infected with the parasite, which causes a variety of lesions and symptoms. Visceral larva migrans, ocular larva migrans, neurological toxocarosis, and covert toxocarosis are just some of the serious syndromes in humans caused by Toxocara canis. Due to the morbidity it can cause in humans and how difficult it can be to control, toxocariasis is a zoonotic disease of great importance. The concern of reviewing a current topic that can be considered forgotten and neglected due to the lack of national and Latin studies arises from recent findings on its association with other pathologies, advances in diagnostic techniques and new therapeutic discoveries. This article reviews the biology of the Toxocara canis parasite and its clinical-epidemiological importance in humans, focusing on Ecuador.