Gastrointestinal parasites of cougars (Felis concolor) in Washington and the first report of Ollulanus tricuspis in a sylvatic felid from North America.
Gastrointestinal helminths including two species of cestodes (Taenia omissa and T. ovis krabbei) and three species of nematodes (Toxocara cati, Cylicospirura subequalis and Ollulanus tricuspis) are reported from two free-ranging cougars (Felis concolor) in Washington (USA). Ollulanus tricuspis is reported for the first time from cougars and represents the first occurrence of this parasite in a sylvatic felid from North America.
Rickard
L G
LG
College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman 99164.
Foreyt
W J
WJ
D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D002335:Carnivora / Q000469:parasitology*; D002590:Cestode Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D009348:Nematoda / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013270:Stomach / Q000469:parasitology; D013621:Taenia / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014119:Toxocara / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014861:Washington / Q000453:epidemiology