Publications
| [gastrointestinal parasitic fauna of cats in the cities of bologna, florence and milan]. | the results of a parasitological survey carried out on 116 cats found dead in bologna, firenze and milano was reported. the parasites identified were: toxocara cati (49.1%); toxascaris leonina (3.4%); ancylostoma tubaeforme (9.5%); ollulanus tricuspis (3.4%); dipylidium caninum (41.4%); taenia taeniaeformis (11.2%); mesocestoides lineatus (1.7%); spirometra sp. (0.9%); coccidia (12.9%). the autopsies' results were compared with coprological ones in order to assess their reliability. | 1985 | 3870646 |
| endoparasites of red fox (vulpes vulpes) in central italy. | a parasitologic study on 129 red foxes (vulpes vulpes) from tuscany (central italy) was carried out in 2004-2006. five intestinal species were found at necropsy: dipylidium caninum (prevalence 57.3%), mesocestoides lineatus (45.4%), uncinaria stenocephala (39.1%), toxocara canis (9.1%), and toxascaris leonina (5.4%). other parasites not associated with the intestine included crenosoma vulpis (14.7%), capillaria aerophila (7.0%), angiostrongylus vasorum (7.0%), and filarial parasites (17.8%). cop ... | 2009 | 19617506 |