Spirometra mansonoides (Cestoda:Diphyllobothriidae) in feces of felides attended in Porto Alegre /RS - a neglected parasite

Authors

  • Sandra Marques Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
  • Sandra Márcia Tietz Marques Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
  • Márcia Sueli de Oliveira Scisleski Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul,
  • André Luiz de Souza Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul,
  • Carolina Rigotto Murari Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul,

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31533/pubvet.v13n4a307.1-4

Keywords:

cestoda, domestic cat, tree ocelot, zoonosis

Abstract

We report the coprological diagnosis of Spirometra mansonoides parasitizing six urban cats (Felis catus) and one maracajá cat (Leopardus wiedii) in 2018. Fecal samples were collected in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul helminth laboratory and processed by the Willis-Mollay and Lutz methods. A brief review in felids is described for the importance in endemic regions, for the underestimated prevalence and for being a zoonotic infection. Periodic fecal exams should be performed on animals in areas at risk or in contact with predisposing factors.

Published

2019-05-01

Issue

Section

Medicina veterinária

How to Cite

Spirometra mansonoides (Cestoda:Diphyllobothriidae) in feces of felides attended in Porto Alegre /RS - a neglected parasite. (2019). Pubvet, 13(04). https://doi.org/10.31533/pubvet.v13n4a307.1-4