Gastrointestinal Helminthic Parasites in Stray Cats (Felis catus) from North of Iran
Gastrointestinal Helminthic Parasites in Stray Cats (Felis catus) from North of Iran
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Background: Cats play a crucial role in the epidemiology of gastrointestinal helminthic parasites and also play a major role in transmitting of these parasites through faecal contamination of soil, food or water.The aim Bike Parts - Cranks - Chain Guides of this study was to determine the species of gastrointestinal helminthes parasites in stray cats from a rural area of Bandar-e-Anzali, Iran.Method: Gastrointestinal helminthes were collected from 50 necropsied stray cats (Felis catus) after capturing them by trapping from different regions of the city and humanely euthanatized in Bandar-e-Anzali, a port in the Caspian Sea in northern Iran, from March to November 2003.Results: The prevalence of infection was 90%, with those of individual parasites being Diplopylidium nolleri 54%, Physaloptera praeputialis 32%, Ancylostoma tubaeforme 20%, Joyeuxiella pasqualei 10%, Toxocara cati 8%, Pterygodermatites affinis 6%, Ancylostoma caninum 4%, and Taenia taeniaeformis 2%.Concurrent ARROWHEAD infections with two or more parasites were recorded in 34% of the individuals.
In relation to the sex, the differences were not significant.Conclusion: P.praeputialis, T.cati, D.nolleri and sometime J.
pasqualei are the commonest Helminthes in cats.This is the first reported isolation of P.affinis and A.caninum infections from cats in Iran.