Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Metastrongyloid infection by Aelurostrongylus abstrusus, Troglostrongylus brevior and Angiostrongylus chabaudi in a domestic cat.
- Journal:
- International journal for parasitology
- Year:
- 2015
- Authors:
- Traversa, Donato et al.
- Affiliation:
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine · Italy
- Species:
- cat
Abstract
The "cat lungworm", Aelurostrongylus abstrusus, affects cats worldwide. Recently, other cardio-pulmonary parasites, e.g. Troglostrongylus brevior and Angiostrongylus chabaudi, have been isolated from cats either for the first time or a long time after they were first described. This paper describes the first known mixed infection by A. abstrusus, T. brevior and A. chabaudi in a domestic cat. Biological and epidemiological implications of old and "new" metastrongyloid-caused infections in cats are discussed.
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