Toxocara cati (Nematoda: Ascarididae) in Didelphis albiventris (Marsupialia: Didelphidae) from Brazil: a case of pseudoparasitism

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária

关键词: Opossum;    pseudoparasitism;    Toxocara cati;   

DOI  :  10.1590/s1984-29612014074

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

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.

【 授权许可】

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