Occurrence of Aelurostrongylus abstrusus in domestic cats in Vilhena, Rondônia, Brazil

Abstract Aelurostrongylosis, caused by the metastrongylid nematode Aelurostrongylus abstrusus, is an underestimated feline respiratory disease. Cats infected by A. abstrusus may show subclinical to severe clinical signs. Aelurostrongylus abstrusus has a worldwide distribution. Nevertheless, studies on this parasite in Brazil are scarce, and most have been conducted in the southern regions. This study investigated the occurrence of A. abstrusus in cats in Vilhena, Rondônia, Brazil, from April 2020 to February 2021. Three consecutive individual fecal samples from 101 cats were examined using Baermann and Hoffman tests. Two cats (1.98%) scored positive for A. abstrusus, one with the Baermann examination, and one with the Hoffman technique. No other lungworms were retrieved. The clinicopathological and epizootiological implications are described and discussed.

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Main Authors:	Farago,Enny Caroline Ferreira, Pacheco,Acácio Duarte, Malavazi,Patrícia Fernandes Nunes da Silva, Colombo,Mariasole, Morelli,Simone, Cesare,Angela Di, Souza,Soraia Figueiredo de
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinária 2022
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612022000400400
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