Prevalence of Sarcocystis infection and other intestinal parasitisms in cats from a humane shelter in Ohio.
Feces of 1,000 cats from a humane shelter in Columbus, Ohio were examined for evidence of intestinal parasitisms. Prevalences (in percentage of oocysts or helminth eggs) were: Sarcocytis sp, 0.2; Toxoplasma-like sp, 1.0; Isospora felis, 6.2; Isopora rivolta, 3.2; Toxocara cati, 25; Capillaria sp, 1.3; Ancylostoma sp, 9.4; Uncinaria sp, 0.2; and Taenia sp, 0.5. Infectivity of coccidia found in feces was tested by oral inoculation into mice and by feeding inoculated mice to cats. Toxoplasma-like oocysts as well as I felis and I rivolta oocysts were infectious to mice. None of 4 Eimeria or the 2 Sarocystis isolates were infectious to mice and cats.
D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002415:Cats; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D009820:Ohio; D012522:Sarcocystis; D012523:Sarcocystosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology