| prevalence of sarcocystis infection and other intestinal parasitisms in cats from a humane shelter in ohio. | feces of 1,000 cats from a humane shelter in columbus, ohio were examined for evidence of intestinal parasitisms. prevalences (in percentage of oocysts or helminth eggs) were: sarcocytis sp, 0.2; toxoplasma-like sp, 1.0; isospora felis, 6.2; isopora rivolta, 3.2; toxocara cati, 25; capillaria sp, 1.3; ancylostoma sp, 9.4; uncinaria sp, 0.2; and taenia sp, 0.5. infectivity of coccidia found in feces was tested by oral inoculation into mice and by feeding inoculated mice to cats. toxoplasma-like o ... | 1976 | 815229 |
| prevalence of sarcocystis infection and other intestinal parasitisms in dogs from a humane shelter in ohio. | fecal specimens from 500 stray dogs in columbus, oh, were examined for evidence of intestinal parasitisms. prevalences (%) of coccidia were: sarcocystis sp, 1.8; isospora canis, 1.8; and isospora ohioensis, 3.6. prevalences (%) of helminths were: toxocara canis, 19.2; toxascaris leonina, 10.2; trichuris sp, 42.2; capillaria sp; 1.0; ancylostoma sp, 60.8; uncinaria sp, 2.4; and taenia sp, 7.4. | 1976 | 815230 |