BACKGROUND The stray cats are considered as the sources of emerging humans and domestic livestock pathogens and the zoonoses of public health importance. The present study was aimed to elucidate intestinal helminth infections and infestation with ectoparasites of the stray cats of Ahar City, northwestern Iran. METHODS Totally, 51 stray cats were randomly trapped from different parts of the ci...

The objective of this study was to investigate the frequency of occurrence and variety of intestinal parasites among free-living wild animals. Fecal samples from wild mammals and birds at rehabilitation centers in the states of Mato Grosso do Sul and São Paulo were analyzed by sedimentation and flotation-centrifugation methods. Parasite eggs, oocysts, cysts and/or trophozoites were found in 71%...

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 worm...

The objective of this study was to investigate the frequency of occurrence and variety of intestinal parasites among free-living wild animals. Fecal samples from wild mammals and birds at rehabilitation centers in the states of Mato Grosso do Sul and São Paulo were analyzed by sedimentation and flotation-centrifugation methods. Parasite eggs, oocysts, cysts and/or trophozoites were found in 71%...

Cats are important hosts for different zoonotic parasites that can be hazardous to human health. To date, few studies have attempted identify the factors affecting parasitic infections in shelter animals. This study aims analyse presence of endoparasites cats Tartu, Estonia, and endoparasite prevalence intensity. The risk considered were age, location (urban vs rural cats) time spent shelter. I...

Visceral and cutaneous larva migrans are parasitic zoonoses caused by the infection of larval nematodes Toxocara sp. and Ancylostoma sp. respectively. The objective of this study was to investigate the contamination by Toxocara sp. eggs and Ancylostoma sp. eggs and larva of soil samples collected from public parks and children's playground areas in state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, using both Baer...

The hemizonid (6) is a ventro-lateral, commissure (7) which extends around the ventral side of nematodes between the hypodermis and the cuticle, stopping at the lateral fields (2, 4, 6, 8). Although the hemizonid has been recorded mainly from plant parasitic nematodes (1,4, 6, 7, 8), Timm (11) reported its presence in a wide variety of nematodes and suggested that it may be present t h r o u g ...