Vamilton Alvares Santarém, Louise Bach Kmetiuk, Isabella Braghin Ferreira, Susana Angélica Zevallos Lescano, Roberto Teixeira de Souza Filho, Graziela Ribeiro da Cunha, Vivien Midori Morikawa, Sriveny Dangoudoubiyam, Andrea Pires Dos Santos, Alexander Welker Biondo
PURPOSE: Animal hoarding has been associated with unhealthy human, animal and environmental conditions that predispose such individuals to serious life-threatening risks such as arson, malnutrition, cruelty and zoonosis. The study aimed to evaluate the presence of anti-Toxocara spp. antibodies among individuals with animal hoarding disorder in Curitiba, Brazil. METHODS: 65 residences with register of animal hoarder behavior were visited and 11 residences were included in the study, with a total of 19 individuals consenting participation...
March 27, 2024: Acta Parasitologica