| ectoparasites of dogs and cats in albania. | one hundred eighty-one dogs and 26 short-hair cats from suburban areas around tirana, albania were examined for ectoparasite infestation. the dogs were examined on several occasions from 2005 through 2009 representing three seasons: winter (december-february), spring (march-may), and summer (june-august); the cats were examined in late autumn (november). in addition, deep ear swab specimens of 30 dogs were examined for ear mites. the arthropod ectoparasite fauna of the dogs included two tick spe ... | 2009 | 19690887 |
| characterisation of ecto- and endoparasites in domestic cats from tirana, albania. | during 2008 to 2011, faecal samples, ear swabs, and ectoparasites obtained by full body search and total body comb were collected from 252 cats originating from the greater tirana area. faecal samples were examined using the mcmaster and baermann techniques, and a subset of 58 samples was tested for giardia-specific antigen using a coproantigen enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa). the ear swabs were examined for the presence of parasitic mites. overall, almost 93% of the cats were identifi ... | 2014 | 24994454 |
| rickettsia felis and bartonella spp. in fleas from cats in albania. | abstract fleas can serve as vectors for bacterial pathogens like bartonella and rickettsia species, which have been isolated worldwide. however, the knowledge of the epidemiology of vector-borne diseases in general and thus on flea-borne diseases in albania is limited. therefore, from 78 free-roaming cats in tirana, albania, fleas (371 ctenocephalides felis and 5 ctenocephalides canis) were collected to examine them for the presence of rickettsia and bartonella species. ten of the 371 c. felis ... | 2011 | 21995262 |
| endoparasites of cats from the tirana area and the first report on aelurostrongylus abstrusus (railliet, 1898) in albania. | following the recovery of first-stage nematode larvae indicative of aelurostrongylus abstrusus infection in the faeces of free-roaming cats from the greater tirana area, examination of 18 cats at necropsy revealed nine of them harbouring adult a. abstrusus (railliet, 1898) in the lungs (prevalence, 50%; range, 1-11). in addition to a. abstrusus, eucoleus aerophilus (16.7%; 1-9) was isolated from the lungs, and toxocara cati (83.3%; 2-33), ancylostoma tubaeforme (44.4%; 1-20), dipylidium caninum ... | 2011 | 21633814 |