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Editorial
. 2009;3(3):e400.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000400. Epub 2009 Mar 31.

Toxocariasis: America's most common neglected infection of poverty and a helminthiasis of global importance?

Peter J Hotez, Patricia P Wilkins
Editorial

Toxocariasis: America's most common neglected infection of poverty and a helminthiasis of global importance?

Peter J Hotez et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2009.
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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. The Life Cycle of Human Infection with Toxocara canis.
From the Public Health Image Library of the CDC, http://phil.cdc.gov.
Figure 2
Figure 2. Toxocara Larva in Liver of Child Necropsied in New Zealand.
Larva discovered at some distance from lesion. Image courtesy of CDC and DPDx.
See this image and copyright information in PMC

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