Prevalence of intestinal parasites in feral cats in some urban areas of England.
Of 92 feral cats necropsied from the London and Sheffield areas, 49 (53.3%) were infected with Toxocara cati, 32 (34.8%) with Dipylidium caninum, 11 (12.0%) with Taenia taeniaeformis and 1 (1.1%) with Toxascaris leonina. Isospora felis was seen in 3 (4.3%) of 69 samples of faeces. Twenty-two cats (23.9%) were simultaneously infected with 2 helminth species.
D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D002415:Cats; D002589:Cestoda; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000662:veterinary; D004739:England; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007549:Isospora; D008297:Male; D013621:Taenia; D014114:Toxascaris; D014119:Toxocara