The prevalence of feline parasites in Suwon, Korea |
Heejeong Youn1, Myung-Rae Cho1, Yong-Suk Lim1, Kyoung Hee Kim1, Bo-Kyung Bae1, Namsik Shin1, Ho-Woo Nam2 |
1College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University 2Deoartment of Parasitology and Catholic Institute of Parasitic Diseases, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea |
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Abstract |
Feline parasites were investigated in the area of Suwon in Korea from September to October, 2003. Wild cat had spread to zoonotic parasites, these parasites could cause infection with a person. People have a lot of interest in parasite infection of wild cat. This article reviews rate of infection of a parasites and kind of a parasite of wild cats. We will report the critical characteristic features of parasites to a better understanding of the disease. The incidence rates of Toxocara cati, Trichuris felis, Ancylostoma braziliense and Capillaria sp were 37.0, 4.3, 1.1 and 1.1% in nematodes. Those of Taenia taeniaformis and Opisthorchis sp were 2.2 and 1.1% in cestode and trematode. Those of Isospora felis, Toxoplasma gondii, and Sarcocystis sp were 8.7, 9.8, and 2.2% in protozoa. Almost of these were zoonotic parasites without Isospora felis. |
Key Words:
feline parasites, Toxocara cati, Toxoplasma gondii, Trichuris felis, wild cats |
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