Table 3. Chronological overview of reports on human toxocariasis in Cuba.

Date (Location)	Author	Type of Publication	Clinical Aspect	Summary	Ref.
1969 (Cuba)	Rodríguez A and Zamora F	Peer review	VLM	The clinical history of a 44-year-old patient with VLM is presented. Diagnosis was conducted by hepatic biopsy following laparoscopy.	[20]
1970–1973 (Cuba)	Fernández JE, et al.	Peer review	VLM	One hundred and five hepatic biopsies performed in the “Dr Carlos J. Finlay” military hospital of Havana are reviewed, of which seven cases of VLM are presented.	[19]
1975–1978 (Cuba)	Pena A, et al.	Peer review	VLM	Fifteen clinical histories of patients with a diagnosis of VLM in “General Calixto García” Hospital of Havana are presented. Most patients were men living in an urban environment. Diagnosis was established by laparoscopy.	[21]
1983 (Cienfuegos province)	Rey S and Sol G	Peer review	VLM	One hundred and thirteen patients with VLM diagnosed by laparoscopy or biliary drainage were examined by ultrasonography in “Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima” hospital in Cienfuegos. One-third of the cases were infected with F. hepatica. The authors concluded that ultrasonography contributes to the diagnosis of VLM.	[22]
1988–1990 (Havana)	Montalvo AM, et al.	Peer review	Serological survey	One hundred and fifty-six healthy children (between 1 and 14 years old) of one municipality of Havana were included in a serological survey on toxocariasis. Antibodies to TES antigens were detected in 5.1% of the children.	[27]
2002 (Cuba)	Luis MC, et al.	Peer review	VLM	The clinical history of an 8-year-old boy with glandular larva migrans, is presented. Diagnosis was made upon biopsy of a cervical lymph node.	[23]
2008 (Cienfuegos province)	Curbelo MJ, et al.	Peer review	OLM	A clinical case of OLM is presented. Acute uveitis and a peripheral granuloma in the left eye were diagnosed in a 4-year-old boy. Epidemiologic evidence related to exposure to Toxocara was recorded during the anamnesis.	[25]
2009 (Ciego de Avila province)	Delgado M, et al.	Peer review	VLM	Two cases of VLM in children below 6 years of age from the Ciego de Avila province are presented. Both children tested positive in a TES-based ELISA for toxocariasis.	[24]