title: Metastrongyloid infection by Aelurostrongylus abstrusus, Troglostrongylus brevior and Angiostrongylus chabaudi in a domestic cat.
abstract: The "cat lungworm", Aelurostrongylus abstrusus, affects cats worldwide. Recently, other cardio-pulmonary parasites, e.g. Troglostrongylus brevior and Angiostrongylus chabaudi, have been isolated from cats either for the first time or a long time after they were first described. This paper describes the first known mixed infection by A. abstrusus, T. brevior and A. chabaudi in a domestic cat. Biological and epidemiological implications of old and "new" metastrongyloid-caused infections in cats are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo, Italy. Electronic address: dtraversa@unite.it.
authors.forename: Donato
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Traversa
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, Italy.
authors.forename: Elvio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lepri
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, Italy.
authors.forename: Fabrizia
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Veronesi
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo, Italy.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Paoletti
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health, University of Padua, Italy.
authors.forename: Giulia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Simonato
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, Italy.
authors.forename: Manuela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Diaferia
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo, Italy.
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Di Cesare
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001980:Bronchi / Q000473:pathology; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology*; D002415:Cats; D060085:Coinfection / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D008681:Metastrongyloidea / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008853:Microscopy; D017206:Strongylida Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*
keywords: Aelurostrongylus abstrusus; Angiostrongylus chabaudi; Feline; Troglostrongylus brevior