Prevalence of helminth infections in cats in the city of São Paulo, SP

Authors

  • Saemi Ogassawara Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, São Paulo, SP
  • Sergio Benassi Secretaria da Agricultura, Coordenadoria de Assistência Técnica Integral, Campinas, SP
  • Carlos Eduardo Larsson Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, São Paulo, SP
  • Plinio Tadeu Zenker Leme Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, São Paulo, SP
  • Mitika Kuribayashi Hagiwara Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, São Paulo, SP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2318-3659.v23i2p145-149

Keywords:

Helmiths of cats, Post-mortem examination, Prevalence, São Paulo, SP, Brasil

Abstract

In a survey of 54 cats autopsied in the city of São Paulo there were found O. caninum, 63%; T. cati, 53,7%; A. braziliense, 37,0%,- A. caninum/A. tubaeforme, 25,9%; P. praeputialis , 18,5%; B. abstrusus, 18,5%; P. rara, 14,8%; T. taeniaeformis , 13,0%; Strongyloides sp., 5,6,S%; T. canis, O. tricuspis, P. arnaldoi, P. fastosum, 3,7% each, and Soirometra, 1,8%. Single infection was found in 20.4%; and multiple infections in 74.1% of examined animals. T. canis, Strongyloides sp, and P. arnaldoi were identified for the first time in the city of São Paulo; whereas Ollulanus tricuspis and rara , were identified for the first time in Brazil.

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Published

1986-09-15

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 2 (1986)

Section

PREVENTIVE VETERINARY MEDICINE

How to Cite

Prevalence of helminth infections in cats in the city of São Paulo, SP. (1986). Revista Da Faculdade De Medicina Veterinária E Zootecnia Da Universidade De São Paulo, 23(2), 145-149. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2318-3659.v23i2p145-149