Toxocara cati (Nematoda: Ascarididae) in Didelphis albiventris (Marsupialia: Didelphidae) from Brazil: a case of pseudoparasitism / Toxocara cati (Nematoda: Ascarididae) em Didelphis albiventris (Marsupialia: Didelphidae) do Brasil: um caso de pseudoparasitismo
Rev. bras. parasitol. vet
; 23(4): 522-525, Oct-Dec/2014. graf
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in En
| LILACS
| ID: lil-731260
Responsible library:
BR1.1
ABSTRACT
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.
RESUMO
Ovos de Toxocara cati foram encontrados nas fezes de Didelphis albiventris oriundos de um ambiente peridomiciliar urbano no Brasil. A negatividade dos exames de fezes após um curto período de cativeiro dos gambás e a ausência de nematódeos ascaridídeos durante a necropsia sugerem a ocorrência de pseudoparasitismo. As implicações dos achados para a epidemiologia da toxocarose são discutidas.
Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Ferric Compounds
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Kidney Failure, Chronic
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Brasil
Language:
En
Journal:
Rev. bras. parasitol. vet
Journal subject:
MEDICINA VETERINARIA
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PARASITOLOGIA
Year:
2014
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Country of publication:
Brazil