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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oai:scielo:S1984-296120220004004002022-09-26Occurrence of Aelurostrongylus abstrusus in domestic cats in Vilhena, Rondônia, BrazilFarago,Enny Caroline FerreiraPacheco,Acácio DuarteMalavazi,Patrícia Fernandes Nunes da SilvaColombo,MariasoleMorelli,SimoneCesare,Angela DiSouza,Soraia Figueiredo de Aelurostrongylus abstrusus cat 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.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessColégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia VeterináriaRevista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária v.31 n.4 20222022-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/reporttext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612022000400400en10.1590/s1984-29612022053 |
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Occurrence of Aelurostrongylus abstrusus in domestic cats in Vilhena, Rondônia, Brazil |
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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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