Article
Stray cats are more frequently infected with zoonotic protists than pet cats.
Folia parasitologica - 6 Dec 2017
Kvac Martin, Hofmannova Lada, Ortega Ynes, Holubova Nikola, Horcickova Michaela, Kicia Marta, Hlaskova Lenka, Kvetonova Dana, Sak Bohumil, McEvoy John
Abstract excerpt
Faecal samples were collected from cats kept as pets (n = 120) and stray cats (n = 135) in Central Europe (Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia) and screened for the presence of Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia intestinalis (Kunstler, 1882), Encephalitozoon spp. and Enterocytozoon bieneusi Desportes, Le Charpentier, Galian, Bernard, Cochand-Priollet, Lavergne, Ravisse et Modigliani, 1985 by PCR analysis of the...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
