title: Gastrointestinal helminth parasites in stray cats from the mid-Ebro Valley, Spain.
abstract: Gastrointestinal helminths were collected from 58 necropsied stray cats (Felis catus) in the mid-Ebro Valley, North-East Spain, from December 1989 to March 1992. The prevalence was 89.7%, with those of individual parasites being Toxocara cati 55.2%C, Ancylostoma tubaeforme 29.3% Joyeuxiella pasqualei 55.2%, Diplopylidium acanthotetra 20.7%, Dipylidium caninum 20.7%, Mesocestoides spp. 13.8%, Taenia taeniformis 8.6% and Diplopylidium nölleri 8.6%. In relation to sex, the differences were not significant. However, the season of the year significantly affected the prevalence of A. tubaeforme and D. acanthotetra.
authors.affiliation: Dpto. de Patología Animal (Parasitología), Facultad de Veterinaria, Zaragoza, Spain.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Calvete
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lucientes
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Castillo
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Estrada
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Gracia
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Peribáñez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferrer
mesh_terms: D000722:Ancylostoma / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002415:Cats; D002589:Cestoda / Q000254:growth & development; D005260:Female; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006374:Helminthiasis, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006376:Helminths / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012423:Rural Health; D012621:Seasons; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D014119:Toxocara / Q000254:growth & development