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Toxocara canis  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A species of parasitic nematode found in the intestine of dogs. Lesions in the brain, liver, eye, kidney, and lung are caused by migrating larvae. In humans, these larvae do not follow normal patterns and may produce visceral larva migrans (LARVA MIGRANS, VISCERAL).

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  • txid6265

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-R8M2298K-0

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