scholarly journals Isolation and Identification of different Intestinal Helminthes Groups from Stray Cats in Urban City of Kirkuk

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (7) ◽  
pp. 1916-1921
Author(s):  
Husain F. Hassan ◽  
Sabreen Y. Gaeib
Keyword(s):  
Infection Rate ◽  
Intestinal Parasites ◽  
Toxocara Cati ◽  
Isolation And Identification ◽  
Urban City ◽  
Stray Cats ◽  
Dipylidium Caninum ◽  
Taenia Taeniaeformis ◽  
First Time

In this study, 25 stray cats were caught from the urban city of Kirkuk hunted using specially designed traps. Cats were dissected and examined in order to investigate its infection with intestinal parasites. Our results indicate that all stray cats were infected with at least one type of helminthes. Three types of Trematodes were identified: Echinochasmus, Heterophyes and , Prohemistomum with infection rate of 4% for each type. Such species were identified for the first time in stray cats in the Iraq. Moreover, four types of cestodes were identified: Diplopylidium, Dipylidium caninum, Joyeuxiella and Taenia taeniaeformis with infection rate of 24% 48%, 16% and 12%, respectively. Nematodes of Physaloptera preputalis, Toxocara cati and Toxoascaris leonina were also found. The infection rate was 4% ,28% and 8% for each type, respectively. Keywords: intestinal helminthes, stray cats, Trematodes.

scholarly journals Helminth burden in stray cats from Thessaloniki, Greece

2014 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Lefkaditis ◽  
A. Paştiu ◽  
A. Rodi-Buriel ◽  
A. Sossidou ◽  
A. Panorias ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parasite Species ◽  
Intestinal Parasite ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Toxocara Cati ◽  
Fecal Samples ◽  
Stray Cats ◽  
Dipylidium Caninum ◽  
Taenia Taeniaeformis ◽  
Common Association ◽  
Toxascaris Leonina

Abstract To get an overview on the prevalence of intestinal helminths, between 2010 and 2012, fecal samples from 215 stray cats from area of Thessaloniki, Greece, were tested by coprological methods. From the total number of fecal samples examined, 55.8 % were infected with at least one intestinal parasite and 16.3 % had co-infection. Five different parasite species were found. The most prevalent helminth was Dipylidium caninum (39.53 %), followed by Toxocara cati (18.14 %), Ancylostoma spp. (11.63 %), Taenia taeniaeformis (8.37 %) and Toxascaris leonina (0.93 %). The results showed that A. tubaeforme and T. taeniaeformis were more prevalent in males, while D. caninum, T. cati and T. leonina in female cats, without statistical significance. The prevalence of Ancylostoma spp. and T. cati were significantly higher in young cats (< 1 year old) than in adults (> 1 year old). The most common association was between D. caninum and T. cati.

scholarly journals The Prevalence of Alimentary Tract Worms in Domestic Cats and Stray Cats at Campus Area of Semarang State University, Central Java

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 316
Author(s):  
Rafita Farantika ◽  
R. Susanti
Keyword(s):  
Alimentary Tract ◽  
Clonorchis Sinensis ◽  
Limited Range ◽  
State University ◽  
Domestic Cats ◽  
Toxocara Cati ◽  
Central Java ◽  
Stray Cats ◽  
Dipylidium Caninum ◽  
Flotation Method

The aims of this study were to identify and measure the prevalence of alimentary tract worm in stray and domestic cats in the campus area of Semarang State University (Universitas Negeri Semarang/Unnes). As many as 30 cat feces samples: 10 stray cats samples (SC), 10 limited range domestic pet cats (LDC), and 10 indoor domestic pet cats (IDC) were used in this study. Examination of the feces samples was done by using the flotation method to identify the eggs of worms. Based on feces examination, eggs of four worms species i.e. Ancylostoma caninum, Clonorchis sinensis, Dipylidium caninum and Toxocara cati were found. Based the prevalence of worm eggs: A. caninum was found infected 4 out of 30 samples (13.3%), C. sinensis was found infected 2 out of 30 samples (6.6%), D. caninum was found infected 2 out of 30 samples (6.6%), and T. cati was found infected 10 out of 30 samples (33.3%).

scholarly journals Zoonotic and other gastrointestinal parasites in cats in Lumajang, East Java, Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Izzu Ar-Rifqi Rabbani ◽  
Fairuz Jihan Mareta ◽  
Kusnoto ◽  
Poedji Hastutiek ◽  
Nunuk Dyah Retno Lastuti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Toxoplasma Gondii ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Zoonotic Diseases ◽  
Gastrointestinal Parasites ◽  
Toxocara Cati ◽  
Stray Cats ◽  
Dipylidium Caninum ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Eimeria Spp ◽  
Zoonotic Parasites

Relationship between humans and cats has negative impact associates with zoonotic diseases. It is the reason why studies on the prevalence of gastrointestinal (GI) parasites in cats are important. Some of zoonotic GI parasites in cats are Toxocara spp, Ancylostoma sp, and Toxoplasma gondii. The current study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of GI parasites in owned and stray cats in Lumajang East Java Indonesia. One hundred and twenty fecal samples were collected from owned and stray cats on November 2018 to January 2019. The samples were examined by direct smears, sedimentation and flotation techniques. Identification of parasites was determined based on the morphology of worm eggs and protozoan cysts. The results showed that gastrointestinal parasites were found in 68.33% (82/120) examined samples, respectively, 48.33% (29/60) and 88.33% (53/60) from owned cats and stray cats. We found 7 genera of parasites, 4 genera of worm eggs and 2 genera protozoan oocyst. The egg worm were Toxocara cati (40 %), Toxocara leonina. (10.33%), Ancylostoma sp. (18.33%), Diphylobothrium sp. (3.33%) and Dipylidium caninum (1.67%). The protozoan oocyst were Isospora felis (27.5%), Isospora rivolta (13.33%) and Eimeria spp. (8.33%). Toxocara cati, Ancylostoma sp. (hookworm), Diphylobothrium sp. and Dipylidium caninum were zoonotic parasites. Rate infection in younger and older cat were no significant difference. One cat can be infected one or more parasite. To conclude, the prevalence of zoonotic GI parasites both in owned and stray cats were high. It is necessary to plan a program to control this zoonotic parasites.

scholarly journals Survey of helminth parasites of cats from the metropolitan area of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil

2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dirceu Guilherme de Souza Ramos ◽  
Renatha Gabrielly Alves da Cruz Scheremeta ◽  
Anderson Castro Soares de Oliveira ◽  
Afonso Lodovico Sinkoc ◽  
Richard de Campos Pacheco
Keyword(s):  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Pulmonary Diseases ◽  
Zoonotic Potential ◽  
Helminth Parasites ◽  
Toxocara Cati ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
Aelurostrongylus Abstrusus ◽  
Mean Intensity ◽  
Dipylidium Caninum ◽  
First Time

Besides presenting zoonotic potential, helminths of cats are responsible for gastrointestinal, hepatic, and pulmonary diseases. In order to identify the helminthic fauna, prevalence, mean intensity of parasitism (MIP), and mean abundance population (MAP), 146 cats from the metropolitan area of Cuiabá, Midwestern Brazil, were necropsied. In 98 these animals, 12 species of helminths were identified, comprising (species, prevalence, MIP, and MAP, respectively): nematodes (Ancylostoma braziliense[50,68% - 53,64 - 27,18], Ancylostoma tubaeforme [10,27% - 3,6 - 0,37],Toxocara cati [4,11% - 28,33 - 1,16],Physaloptera praeputialis [2,05% - 6,67 - 0,14], Capillaria feliscati [3,42% - 7,4 - 0,25], and Aelurostrongylus abstrusus[1,37%]); cestodes (Spirometra mansonoides[4,11% - 2,0 - 0,08], Dipylidium caninum[3,42% - 5,2 - 0,18], and Taenia taeniformis[0,68% - 1,0 - 0,01]); trematodes (Platynosomum fastosum [26,03% - 179,53 - 46,73]); acanthocephalans (Centrorhynchus erraticus [3,42% - 3,2 - 0,11]). Ancylostoma spp., and P. fastosum were the most prevalent with the highest MIP and MAP. We observed the presence of species of helminths with zoonotic potential. This is the first time cats parasitized with Centrorhynchus erraticusare reported in the Americas. That genus is commonly observed in wild animals.

A Helminth Survey of Sheep and Goats in Cyprus.Part I. The Seasonal Distribution and Prevalence of Gastro-Intestinal Parasites

1973 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 237-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. D. Le Riche ◽  
G. C. Efstathiou ◽  
J. B. Campbell ◽  
Y. Altan
Keyword(s):  
Infection Rate ◽  
Intestinal Parasites ◽  
General Pattern ◽  
Seasonal Distribution ◽  
Dry Period ◽  
Winter Rainfall ◽  
Sheep And Goats ◽  
Spring Peak ◽  
Faecal Samples ◽  
First Time

889 complete alimentary tracts were examined for helminths during a two-year survey of sheep and goats in Cyprus. Faecal samples were also examined for worm eggs.The most common parasites found were Ostertagia and Trichostrongylus spp. and a list of all the parasites and their prevalence is given.Bunostomum trigonoceplialum, Parabronema skrjabini and Skrjabinema ovis were found for the first time in Cyprus.The infection rate of each of the worms was studied and the results showed that most of the worms followed the same general pattern, having a peak in the spring and another in the autumn, separated by a trough during the hot dry summer period, when the infection rate yvas low. There were variations within this pattern, Trichostrongylus spp. having a spring peak that was more pronounced than the autumn peak. The reverse occurred with Ostertagia, Chabertia and Oesophagostomum spp., which had a more pronounced autumn peak than spring peak and a lower rate of infection in the summer.Variations in the infection rate were also noted between the two years of study.The reasons for these variations are discussed and it appears that weather has some influence on the timing and duration of the peaks but that other factors must also be involved. It is suggested that with some species inhibition of development of the immature stages may occur over the hot dry period, and that these immature worms resume their development towards the end of summer.A similarity was noticed between the seasonal distribution of the different worm species in Cyprus and in the winter rainfall areas of Australia.

scholarly journals Risk factors associated with cat parasites in a feline medical center

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 205511692110331
Author(s):  
Tamara Libertad Iturbe Cossío ◽  
Azucena Danae Montes Luna ◽  
Magdalena Ruiz Mejia ◽  
Ariadna Flores Ortega ◽  
Rafel Heredia Cárdenas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Animal Species ◽  
Intestinal Parasites ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Cryptosporidium Species ◽  
Domestic Cats ◽  
Toxocara Cati ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Dipylidium Caninum ◽  
Associated Risk Factors

Objectives The present study was carried out to evaluate the risk factors for and presence of intestinal parasites in cats at the feline hospital ‘CEME Gatos’, Mexico City. Methods In total, 528 fecal samples from domestic cats were collected and analyzed in order to diagnose enteroparasites. Results The parasite with the highest prevalence was Giardia species (21.97%), followed by Cryptosporidium species (7%), Toxocara cati (6.45%), Cystoisospora species (5.11%) and Dipylidium caninum (0.76%). One hundred and twenty-one cats (55.50%) were infected with a single parasite, 80 (36.69%) were infected with two and 17 (14.04%) were infected with three parasites. The results of the prevalence study showed that a liquid consistency of feces was associated with the presence of Giardia species, whereas age <7 months and mucus in the stool were factors associated with the prevalence of Cystoisospora species. Regarding T cati, the associated risk factors were age <7 months, being male, contact with other animal species and access to the outdoors. The last factor was strongly associated with the presence of T cati (eight times more likely) in outdoor cats’ feces. Brushing frequency was also an associated factor: T cati was present in cats that were never brushed. The results of the analysis of cats infected with D caninum showed that interaction with other species was a risk factor for infection. Conclusions and relevance Age <7 months, mucus in feces, living with other animal species, outdoor access and frequency of brushing are risk factors for the presence of parasites.

High Prevalence of Covert Infection With Gastrointestinal Helminths in Cats

2015 ◽  
Vol 51 (6) ◽  
pp. 359-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Little ◽  
Chris Adolph ◽  
Kathryn Downie ◽  
Tim Snider ◽  
Mason Reichard
Keyword(s):  
Sugar Solution ◽  
Toxocara Cati ◽  
Gastrointestinal Helminths ◽  
External Examination ◽  
Dipylidium Caninum ◽  
Helminth Infections ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Adult Cats ◽  
Taenia Taeniaeformis ◽  
Covert Infection

Fecal flotation is routinely used to identify feline helminth infections in clinical practice, but it is known to have limitations of sensitivity, particularly for cestodes. To determine the prevalence of helminths in a contemporary population of cats and evaluate the ability of fecal flotation to detect these infections, helminths were recovered from intestinal tracts removed from 116 adult cats humanely euthanized by an animal control shelter in northeastern Oklahoma. Results were compared to those of fecal flotation performed using both passive and centrifugal techniques. Helminths were identified in 78/116 (67.2%) cats, including Toxocara cati (48/116; 41.4%), Ancylostoma tubaeforme (8/116; 6.9%), Dipylidium caninum (40/116; 34.5%), and Taenia taeniaeformis (30/116; 25.9%). Cats with T. cati were significantly more likely to harbor T. taeniaeformis (P = .001) than cats without ascarids. Centrifugal fecal flotation with sugar solution identified 37/48 (77.1%) T. cati infections, 8/30 (26.7%) T. taeniaeformis infections, and no D. caninum infections. Proglottids were detected on external examination in 19.0% (12/63) of cats with cestodes. Cestodes were present in over half of the cats examined in this study, but the majority of these infections were not evident by the detection of external proglottids or recovery of characteristic stages on fecal flotation.

scholarly journals Gastrointestinal parasites in stray and shelter cats in the municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 383-388 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pâmela Figueiredo Pereira ◽  
Alynne da Silva Barbosa ◽  
Ana Paula Pereira de Moura ◽  
Marcelo Leitão Vasconcellos ◽  
Claudia Maria Antunes Uchôa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Frequency ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Gastrointestinal Parasites ◽  
Larva Migrans ◽  
Parasitic Infections ◽  
Urban Nature ◽  
Toxocara Cati ◽  
Source Of Infection ◽  
Stray Cats ◽  
Dipylidium Caninum

Abstract The increasingly urban nature of the population has led many people to choose independent pets, such as cats. This situation has also made it possible for these animals to be abandoned, thus increasing the numbers of cats on the streets and in shelters. These animals can act as a source of infection for other hosts. Between 2014 and 2015, the frequency of gastrointestinal parasites in captive and stray cats in the municipality of Rio de Janeiro was analyzed. Ninety-one fecal samples were collected from captive cats and 172 from stray cats. Centrifugal sedimentation and flotation techniques were used. The frequency of parasites among the stray cats was 77.3%, and this was significantly higher than the frequency observed in captive cats (49.5%). Helminths were detected more frequently, and hookworms were the parasites most detected. Toxocara cati, Cystoisospora sp. and Dipylidium caninum were also detected. No statistical difference in the frequency of parasites was observed between the sexes among the captive cats. However, among the stray cats, males (85.5%) presented higher positivity than females (71.8%). The high frequency of hookworms, which are the agent for “cutaneous larva migrans” in humans, shows the need to control parasitic infections among the cats studied.

scholarly journals Endoparasites of European Wildcats (Felis silvestris) in Greece

Pathogens ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 594
Author(s):  
Anastasia Diakou ◽  
Despina Migli ◽  
Dimitris Dimzas ◽  
Simone Morelli ◽  
Angela Di Cesare ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Domestic Animals ◽  
Felis Silvestris ◽  
Toxocara Cati ◽  
Pathogenic Potential ◽  
Faecal Samples ◽  
European Wildcat ◽  
Capillaria Aerophila ◽  
Taenia Taeniaeformis ◽  
First Time

The European wildcat (Felis silvestris) is the only wild felid living in Greece. Wildcat populations are declining due to anthropogenic and phenological unfavourable conditions, and parasites may have an additional negative impact. In the present study, the occurrence of endoparasites in wildcats in Greece and the potential threats posed to wildcats, domestic animals, and humans in the study areas has been investigated. In a six-year period, 23 road-killed wildcats and 62 wildcat faecal samples were collected from different areas of the country. Necropsy for the detection of endoparasites and standard parasitological examinations of faecal samples were performed. Parasites were morphologically identified and, in selected cases, molecularly analysed. All necropsied wildcats (100%) were infected by three to 10 different parasite taxa, with the most prevalent being Taenia taeniaeformis (73.9%), Toxocara cati (60.9%), Angiostrongylus chabaudi (56.5%), Ancylostoma tubaeforme (39.1%), Cylicospirura spp. (34.8%), Troglostrongylus brevior (34.8%), and Capillaria aerophila (33.8%). Of the 62 faecal samples examined, 53 (85.5%) were positive for one or more parasite elements (larvae, eggs, or oocysts). The most frequent were T. cati (45.2%), A. chabaudi (29%), C. aerophila (24.2%), and Ancylostomatidae (17.7%). This is the first survey on endoparasites affecting wildcats in Greece. Some of the parasites here found are frequent in domestic and wild felids, while others, i.e., Oslerus rostratus and Cylicospirura petrowi, were described for the first time in the European wildcat. Most of them have a significant pathogenic potential, causing severe to hazardous diseases to infected felids and some, under specific circumstances, can also threaten human health.

Descriptive epidemiology of intestinal helminth parasites from stray cat populations in Qatar

2008 ◽  
Vol 82 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.A. Abu-Madi ◽  
P. Pal ◽  
A. Al-Thani ◽  
J.W. Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Multivariate Analyses ◽  
Intestinal Helminth ◽  
Helminth Parasites ◽  
Descriptive Epidemiology ◽  
Toxocara Cati ◽  
Cestode Species ◽  
Stray Cats ◽  
Stray Cat ◽  
Juvenile Males ◽  
Taenia Taeniaeformis

AbstractA total of 488 stray cats, 212 adult and 29 juvenile females plus 235 adult and 12 juvenile males, were examined post-mortem during the winter and summer months of 2006 from five sites in the vicinity of Doha and its outskirts. Five helminths, comprising three nematode and two cestode species were identified and the majority of cats harboured two of these species. The most prevalent was the cestodeTaenia taeniaeformis(75.8%), followed by the cestodeDiplopylidiumsp. (42.8%), and the nematodesAncylostoma tubaeforme(17.0%),Physalopterasp. (6.6%) andToxocara cati(0.8%). All five species were found to be typically overdispersed in their distribution. Using univariate and multivariate analyses, the prevalence and abundance of infections were primarily influenced by host gender and season, with females tending to harbour higher levels of infection during the summer. No significant differences were found relative to site except in the case ofPhysalopterasp. Using bivariate Pearson product moment correlations, significant positive co-occurrences were identified betweenDiplopylidiumsp. andT. taeniaeformisand also betweenA. tubaeformeandT. taeniaeformis. The results are discussed in relation to the effect of environmental conditions on the intestinal helminth infracommunities and their possible interactions in stray cat populations from such a harsh and arid region as Qatar.

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