Treatment of human lagochilascariasis with ivermectin: first case report from Ecuador

Lagochilascariasis in cats (Felis catus domesticus) in southern Brazil

“…Lagochilascariasis is considered a rare disease. 2,12,16 In this study we observed that clinical signs in cats are not always characteristic, and this disease is not easy to diagnose, it can be confused with viral and bacterial infections, and many infected animals die before the diagnosis is established. Perhaps because of this, few reports in cats have been published.…”

“…Five species have been described: Lagochilascaris minor Leiper, 1909, first described to parasitize humans; Lagochilascaris major Leiper, 1910, a natural parasite of the African lion Felis leo sabakiensis; Lagochilascaris turgida (Stossich, 1902) Travassos, 1924, recorded in the American opossum Didelphis crassicaudata; Lagochilascaris buckleyi Sprent, 1971, parasite of the American cougar Felis concolor; Lagochilascaris sprenti Bowman, Smith and Little, 1983, a parasite of the American opossum Didelphis virginiana. 1,2 L minor is considered to be the most important ascarid species, with dozens of cases reported in humans. It occurs in several countries, including Mexico, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Colombia, Bolivia, Paraguay, Ecuador and Brazil.…”

“…Five species have been described: Lagochilascaris minor Leiper, 1909, first described to parasitize humans; Lagochilascaris major Leiper, 1910, a natural parasite of the African lion Felis leo sabakiensis; Lagochilascaris turgida (Stossich, 1902) Travassos, 1924, recorded in the American opossum Didelphis crassicaudata; Lagochilascaris buckleyi Sprent, 1971, parasite of the American cougar Felis concolor; Lagochilascaris sprenti Bowman, Smith and Little, 1983, a parasite of the American opossum Didelphis virginiana. 1,2…”

Human lagochilascariasis—A rare helminthic disease

“…Human lagochilascariasis has been recorded in Trinidad and Tobago [1,2,18,23], Surinam [14,20,24,25], Mexico [9,26], Costa Rica [27], Venezuela [6,15,28], Colombia [11,12], Bolivia [29], Ecuador [30], Paraguay [7], Brazil [3–5,10,13,16,21,31–35] and Peru [36] (Fig 1). As for its geographic distribution by country, the highest concentration is found in Brazil, representing 78.1% (100/128) of the total number of cases reported in the literature [36].…”