title: [Investigations on the endoparasitic fauna of domestic cats in eastern Brandenburg].
abstract: The internal organs of 155 cats originating from 3 different territories in the eastern part of Brandenburg state were examined for parasites between 1993 and 1995. Parasites were found in 85% of cats. Parasites with the highest prevalence were Toxocara mystax (45%), Hydatigera taeniaeformis (22%), Ancylostoma tubaeforme (17%) and Opisthorchis felineus (16%). Metorchis bilis, Mesocestoides spp., Taenia pisiformis, Capillaria plica, Capillaria sp., Ollulanus tricuspis, Aelurostrongylus abstrusus, Cystoisospora spp. and Sarcocystis spp. were diagnosed with a lower frequency. The occurrence of H. taeniaeforme, A. tubaeformis und O. felineus was depending on the origin of the cats.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Parasitologie und Tropenveterinärmedizin des Fachbereiches Veterinärmedizin, Freien Universität Berlin.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schuster
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kaufmann
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hering
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002415:Cats / Q000469:parasitology*; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D010272:Parasitic Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology; D010273:Parasitic Diseases, Animal; D015995:Prevalence
vernacular_title: Untersuchungen zur Endoparasitenfauna der Hauskatze in Ostbrandenburg.