A survey on Toxocara cati eggs on the hair of stray cats: A potential risk factor for human toxocariasis in Northeastern Iran.

This study showed that cat hair contaminated by T. cati eggs in different developmental stages represents of potential source for human toxocariasis.
PMID: 31174684 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Comparative immunology, microbiology and infectious diseases. - May 31, 2019 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Bakhshani A, Maleki M, Haghparast A, Parande Shirvan S, Borji H Tags: Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis Source Type: research