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

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...

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Published inRevista brasileira de parasitologia veterinaria Vol. 23; no. 4; pp. 522 - 525
Main Authors Pinto, Hudson Alves, Mati, Vitor Luís Tenório, Melo, Alan Lane de
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Portuguese
Published Brazil Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinária 01.10.2014
Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria
Subjects
Animals
Brazil
Didelphis - parasitology
Gambás
Male
PARASITOLOGY
pseudoparasitismo
Toxocara - isolation & purification
Toxocara cati
VETERINARY SCIENCES
pseudoparasitismo
Toxocara cati
Gambás
Opossum
pseudoparasitism
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Summary: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.
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ISSN:0103-846X
1984-2961
1984-2961
DOI:10.1590/S1984-29612014074