Toxocara cati (Schrank, 1788) (Nematoda, Ascarididae) in different wild feline species in Brazil: new host records

This is the first detailed description of Toxocara cati parasitizing felines in South America. Seventeen run over wild felines (Leopardus colocolo, Leopardus geoffroyi, Leopardus tigrinus, and Puma yagouaroundi) were collected from different towns in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The morph...

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Main Authors: Moisés Gallas, Eliane Fraga da Silveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2013-09-01
Series:Biotemas
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Online Access:http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/volume263/117a125.pdf