Abstract
Toxocariasis is a widespread zoonosis and is considered an important worldwide public health problem. The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of trans-mammary Toxocara canis infection in newborn BALB/c mice nursed by females experimentally infected with 1,200 eggs after delivery. After 50 days of age, the presence of larvae in different organs of the offspring was investigated. Trans-mammary infection was confirmed in 73.9% of the mice that had been nursed by infected females. These data show a high trans-mammary transmission of T. canis and confirm the significance of this transmission route in paratenic hosts.
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de Lima Telmo, P., da Costa de Avila, L. F., dos Santos, C. A., de Souza de Aguiar, P., Martins, L. H. R., da Costa de Avila, L. F., & Scaini, C. J. (2015). Elevated trans-mammary transmission of toxocara canis larvae in balb/c mice. Revista Do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo, 57(1), 85–87. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46652015000100013
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