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

Format: Article
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.