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Toxocara cati (Nematoda: Ascarididae) in Didelphis albiventris (Marsupialia: Didelphidae) from Brazil: a case of pseudoparasitism
oleh: Hudson Alves Pinto, Vitor Luís Tenório Mati, Alan Lane de Melo
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Diterbitkan: | Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria 2014-12-01 |
Deskripsi
Eggs of Toxocara cati were found in the feces of Didelphis albiventris from a peridomestic urban environment in Brazil. Negative fecal tests following short-term captivity of the opossums, as well as the absence of ascaridids during necropsy, suggest the occurrence of pseudoparasitism. Implications of the findings for the epidemiology of toxocariasis are discussed.