| a survey of helminths in domestic cats in the pretoria area of transvaal, republic of south africa. part 1: the prevalence and comparison of burdens of helminths in adult and juvenile cats. | the helminths found in 1,502 necropsied cats were examined. the findings indicated that 65% of the cats were infested. the most prevalent helminths encountered were ancylostoma tubaeforme (41%), ancylostoma braziliense (25%), dipylidium caninum (23%), toxocara cati (11%), taenia taeniaeformis (7.7%), ancylostoma caninum (3.3%), joyeuxiella fuhrmanni (2.5%), ancylostoma ceylanicum (1.4%), and physaloptera praeputialis (1.3%). the following helminths were recorded in fewer than 1% of the cats: cen ... | 1989 | 2634770 |
| helminth species diversity and biology in the bobcat, lynx rufus (schreber), from nebraska. | cestodes of 4 species and nematodes of 9 species were collected from 75 bobcats, lynx rufus (schreber), in nebraska from 1977 to 1979. of these 75, 11 were trapped from 6 border counties in 3 border states: south dakota, 7 carcasses/3 counties; kansas, 3/2; and wyoming, 1/1. helminths recovered included: mesocestoides corti hoeppli, 1925 (15% prevalence), taenia rileyi loewen, 1929 (67%), taenia pisiformis (bloch, 1780) gmelin, 1790 (27%), taenia macrocystis (diesing, 1850) lühe, 1910 (19%), phy ... | 1985 | 3998960 |
| helminth fauna of the iberian lynx, lynx pardinus. | specimens of 12 helminth species were collected from carcasses of eight lynx pardinus (temminck, 1827), a carnivore endemic to the iberian peninsula. these species included: brachylaima sp. (12.5%) (trematoda); taenia pisiformis (12.5%), t. polyacantha (25%), t. taeniaeformis (25%) and mesocestoides litteratus (37.5%) (cestoda); eucoleus aerophilus (12.5%), ancylostoma tubaeforme (12.5%), toxocara cati (37.5%), toxascaris leonina (62.5%), vigisospirura potekhina potekhina (12.5%), mastophorus mu ... | 1998 | 9765373 |
| a survey of gastrointestinal helminths in cats of the metropolitan region of rio de janeiro, brazil. | the prevalence of gastrointestinal helminth parasites in 135 cats over 1 year of age and inhabiting the metropolitan region of the city of rio de janeiro, brazil was investigated by necropsy. these animals had two distinct origins: 99 cats (29 males and 70 females) were derived by capture in public areas (feral/stray) and 36 (12 males and 24 females) from shelters. the overall prevalence of gastrointestinal helminth parasites was 89.6%. the following parasites, with their respective prevalence i ... | 2004 | 15265577 |
| intestinal helminths of feral cat populations from urban and suburban districts of qatar. | a survey of the helminths of 658 adult cats from feral urban and suburban populations in qatar was conducted across all months in 2006 and 2007. six species of helminths were identified, comprising two cestodes (taenia taeniaeformis [73.6%] and diplopylidium acanthotetra [47.1%]) and four nematodes (ancylostoma tubaeforme [14.7%], physaloptera praeputialis [5.2%], toxocara cati [0.8%] and toxascaris leonina [0.2%]), and 83% of cats were infected with at least one of these. the average number of ... | 2010 | 20031329 |
| the prevalence and abundance of helminth parasites in stray dogs from the city of queretaro in central mexico. | the prevalence of helminth species in stray dogs, from the capital city of the state of queretaro, was evaluated. a total of 378 dogs were captured and examined for the presence of helminths from january to december 2008. the results showed that 275 (72.8%) of examined dogs were infected with one or more helminth species. single infections were observed in 139 (50.5%) of infected dogs and 136 (49.5%) harboured mixed infections. out of the 378 dogs examined, 208 (55.2%) presented nematodes and 18 ... | 2010 | 20849669 |
| a survey on endoparasites and ectoparasites of stray cats from mashhad (iran) and association with risk factors. | as there appeared to be no data available on parasite infection of stray cats in the region and considering the potential threat of stray cats for animal and public health, the present study was carried out using biological samples and necropsy finding collected from cats captured in mashhad city in the northeast of iran. from a total 52 stray cats examined, 18 (34.6%) were male and 34 (65.4%) were female. ten species of endoparasites including helminthes and protozoa and two species of ectopara ... | 2011 | 23024505 |
| redescription of physaloptera praeputialis von linstow, 1889 (nematoda: spirurida) infecting stray cats (felis catus linnaeus, 1758) in qena, egypt and overview of the genus taxonomy. | members of the family physalopteridae are small or large worms parasitic in various regions of the alimentary tract of amphibians (3 species), reptiles (45 species), birds (24 species), mammals (more than 90 species) and humans (more than 82 reported cases). this study estimated the prevalence of physalopteridae in stray cats in qena and identify the encountered species and to overview the taxonomic features of different species of the family from which more than 200 species were recovered besid ... | 2012 | 23469641 |
| survey of helminth parasites of cats from the metropolitan area of cuiabá, mato grosso, brazil. | besides presenting zoonotic potential, helminths of cats are responsible for gastrointestinal, hepatic, and pulmonary diseases. in order to identify the helminthic fauna, prevalence, mean intensity of parasitism (mip), and mean abundance population (map), 146 cats from the metropolitan area of cuiabá, midwestern brazil, were necropsied. in 98 these animals, 12 species of helminths were identified, comprising (species, prevalence, mip, and map, respectively): nematodes (ancylostoma braziliense [5 ... | 2013 | 23856737 |
| new hosts and localities for helminths of carnivores in argentina. | a total of 111 samples (43 faeces and 79 gastrointestinal tracts) of 14 wild carnivore species from 12 argentine provinces were analyzed. helminth eggs were identified in 73% of the faecal samples and adult worms were recovered from 81% of the gastrointestinal tracts. we found 19 helminth species. among the most frequent findings were parasites of domestic carnivores, namely toxocara canis, toxocara cati, toxascaris leonina, ancylostoma caninum, ancylostoma tubaeforme and uncinaria stenocephala. ... | 2015 | 26701468 |
| macroparasite communities in stray cat populations from urban cities in peninsular malaysia. | the occurrence of macroparasites was studied from 543 stray cats in four urban cities from the west (kuala lumpur), east (kuantan), north (georgetown) and south (malacca) of peninsular malaysia from may 2007 to august 2010. five ectoparasites species were recovered namely, ctenocephalides felis, felicola subrostratus, haemaphysalis bispinosa, heterodoxus spiniger and lynxacarus radovskyi. two cats from georgetown were infested with the dog louse, h. spiniger and this represented the first host r ... | 2013 | 23664711 |
| a survey study on gastrointestinal parasites of stray cats in azarshahr, (east azerbaijan province, iran). | gastrointestinal parasites are among the most common parasitic infections found in stray cats, which might act potential helminthic parasites to domestic cats. the objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in stray cats in the city of azarshahr, which is located in east azerbaijan province, iran. a cross-sectional study was conducted on 50 necropsied stray cats, trapped and collected from different geographic regions of azarshahr. from a total 50 stray ... | 2016 | 27876926 |
| prevalence of fleas and gastrointestinal parasites in free-roaming cats in central mexico. | the prevalence of fleas and gastrointestinal parasites in free-roaming and domestic cats in central mexico was evaluated. three hundred and fifty eight cats captured in the street or brought in by owners to the animal control center unit, a unit of state government, from june 2010 to may 2011, were included in the study. all cats were examined for the presence of fleas and gastrointestinal worms. one-hundred and ninety (53%) cats were infested with at least one flea species. single infestations ... | 2013 | 23573282 |
| gray fox (urocyon cinereoargenteus) parasite diversity in central mexico. | mexico has a long history of parasitological studies in communities of vertebrates. however, the mega diversity of the country makes fauna inventories an ongoing priority. presently, there is little published on the parasite fauna of gray foxes (urocyon cinereoargenteus schereber, 1775) and this study provides new records of parasites for gray foxes in central mexico. it is a continuation of a series of previous parasitological studies conducted with this carnivore in mexico from 2003 to the pre ... | 2016 | 27408801 |