Spirometra sp. in a domestic cat in India.
Adult Spirometra sp. were found in an experimental cat. This is the first report from northern India. It is suggested that this infection may have resulted from the feeding of raw fish offal.
Saleque
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Department of Parasitology, College of Veterinary Sciences, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Nainital, India.
Juyal
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PD
Bhatia
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D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic / Q000469:parasitology*; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D002415:Cats; D004169:Diphyllobothriasis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007194:India; D013146:Spirometra