Category Archives: Ocular larva migrans

Unintended Consequences in Solving a Single Zoonotic Disease

Posted on April 29, 2010 by vbfadmin

So by now you must know that the vision of The van Bakeren Foundation is to stamp out diseases caused by roundworms by 2020 (or we haven’t been doing our job very well of getting that message out). That’s a … Continue reading →

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Controlling Roundworms Doesn’t Mean Getting Rid of Animals

Posted on March 23, 2010 by vbfadmin

I Googled roundworms and raccoons, and saw this unbelievable article (“Raccoon Roundworm: Blinds NYC Teen in One Eye, Causes Brain Damage in Infant,” Huffington Post: May 3, 2009) of two cases of serious roundworm infections in Brooklyn that led to … Continue reading →

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How Do You Know if You Have Roundworms?

Posted on March 15, 2010 by vbfadmin

So maybe all of my talk about parasites found in people has totally freaked you out. Don’t know if you’ve been infected and you’re worried? Since I’m not a human medical doctor, I’ll leave it to the pros to tell … Continue reading →

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Why Take Pets to Vets?

Posted on March 11, 2010 by vbfadmin

So I gave you one very good reason to wash your hands in my blog “The Basics of Preventing Blindness due to Ocular Larva Migrans (OLM)“ and to talk to your doctor about your known and possible contacts with animals … Continue reading →

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The Basics of Preventing Blindness due to Ocular Larva Migrans (OLM)

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Dr. Anna

So I gave you a brief reminder about the causes of ocular larva migrans (OLM) in my blog called, “What Do We Veterinarians Know about Ocular Larva Migrans?“ If you remember, it’s caused by a parasitic roundworm spread by infected … Continue reading →

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What Do We Veterinarians Know about Ocular Larva Migrans?

Posted on February 22, 2010 by vbfadmin

Forget what OLM is? No problem. I talked about it on my blog called A Bird’s Eye View of Ocular Larva Migrans that I wrote 2/12/2010. Briefly, it’s a disease in people where a larva from a parasite called a … Continue reading →

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