Toxocara cati (Nematoda: Ascarididae) in Didelphis albiventris (Marsupialia: Didelphidae) from Brazil: a case of pseudoparasitism

Eggs of Toxocara cati were found in the feces of Didelphis albiventris from a peridomestic urban environment in Brazil. Negative fecal tests following short-term captivity of the opossums, as well as the absence of ascaridids during necropsy, suggest the occurrence of pseudoparasitism. Implications...

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Main Authors: Hudson Alves Pinto, Vitor Luís Tenório Mati, Alan Lane de Melo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria 2014-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612014000400522&lng=en&tlng=en