Publications
gastrointestinal parasites of cougars (felis concolor) in washington and the first report of ollulanus tricuspis in a sylvatic felid from north america. | gastrointestinal helminths including two species of cestodes (taenia omissa and t. ovis krabbei) and three species of nematodes (toxocara cati, cylicospirura subequalis and ollulanus tricuspis) are reported from two free-ranging cougars (felis concolor) in washington (usa). ollulanus tricuspis is reported for the first time from cougars and represents the first occurrence of this parasite in a sylvatic felid from north america. | 1992 | 1548792 |
prevalence, lesions, and differential diagnosis of ollulanus tricuspis infection in cats. | ollulanus tricuspis were found in the stomachs of 26 of 201 cats which were mainly from washington and idaho. twenty-four of the cats were from research or commercial breeding colonies (catteries) and two were pets. twenty-seven percent of colony cats were infected with o. tricuspis, whereas only 2% of the pet cats were infected. no consistent clinical signs were seen. histologically there was a significant increase in fibrous connective tissue in the lamina propria and in the number of lymphoid ... | 1983 | 6849220 |