title: Lagochilascariasis in cats (Felis catus domesticus) in southern Brazil.
abstract: Lagochilascariasis, a parasitic disease little known in Brazil, is caused by an ascarid nematode that has a peculiar life cycle, with a predilection site for the cervical region in the final hosts: humans, cats and dogs. We aimed to record the occurrence of Lagochilascaris minor in domestic cats from rural areas in the Municipality of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, with reports of clinical signs and the treatment applied.
authors.affiliation: College of Veterinary, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marta F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Fehlberg
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Wild Animals Parasitology, Institute of Biology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil.
authors.forename: Diego S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Wild Animals Parasitology, Institute of Biology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil.
authors.forename: Patrícia Q
authors.initials: PQ
authors.lastname: Langone
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Wild Animals Parasitology, Institute of Biology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria A M P
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Wild Animals Parasitology, Institute of Biology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil.
authors.forename: Tatiana C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Pesenti
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Wild Animals Parasitology, Institute of Biology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil.
authors.forename: Carolina S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Mascarenhas
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Wild Animals Parasitology, Institute of Biology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil.
authors.forename: Sâmara N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.affiliation: College of Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Pampa, Uruguaiana, Brazil.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gallina
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Wild Animals Parasitology, Institute of Biology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil.
authors.forename: Mariana de M
authors.initials: Mde M
authors.lastname: Mendes
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Wild Animals Parasitology, Institute of Biology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil.
authors.forename: Márcia R P
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: de Macedo
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Wild Animals Parasitology, Institute of Biology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil.
authors.forename: Fabiana F
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Bernardon
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Wild Animals Parasitology, Institute of Biology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria E A
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Berne
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Wild Animals Parasitology, Institute of Biology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil gertruda@ufpel.edu.br.
authors.forename: Gertrud
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Müller
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D002415:Cats; D005260:Female; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D008297:Male; D009348:Nematoda / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D051381:Rats