title: Case report: Feline infection by Lagochilascaris sp. in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
abstract: Lagochilascariosis is a zoonotic disease caused by the nematode Lagochilascaris sp., with the northern of Brazil representing 81.2% of all reports of the disease worldwide. The aim of this study was to report the first occurrence of feline lagochilascariosis in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, southern of Brazil. It was diagnosed through coproparasitologic exam and laboratorial identification of the nematodes.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil. lucianabfaccio@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Luciana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Faccio
authors.forename: Camila B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: Cíntia A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Denardin
authors.forename: Alexandre A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Tonin
authors.forename: Lucas T
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Gressler
authors.forename: Luciana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dalla Rosa
authors.forename: Luzia C L
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Sampaio
authors.forename: Daniel R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Stainki
authors.forename: Silvia G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Monteiro
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000977:Antiparasitic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017162:Ascaridida / Q000145:classification*; D017191:Ascaridida Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D002415:Cats; D005260:Female; D007559:Ivermectin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000977:Antiparasitic Agents; D007559:Ivermectin
keywords: Felis catus; Helminths; Lagochilascariosis; Zoonosis