Case report: Feline infection by Lagochilascaris sp. in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Luciana Faccio; Camila B Oliveira; Cíntia A Denardin; Alexandre A Tonin; Lucas T Gressler; Luciana Dalla Rosa; Luzia C L Sampaio; Daniel R Stainki; Silvia G Monteiro

doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2013.03.006

Case report: Feline infection by Lagochilascaris sp. in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Vet Parasitol. 2013 Sep 23;196(3-4):541-3. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2013.03.006. Epub 2013 Mar 15.

Authors

Luciana Faccio¹, Camila B Oliveira, Cíntia A Denardin, Alexandre A Tonin, Lucas T Gressler, Luciana Dalla Rosa, Luzia C L Sampaio, Daniel R Stainki, Silvia G Monteiro

Affiliation

¹ Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil. [email protected]

PMID: 23582666
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2013.03.006

Abstract

Lagochilascariosis is a zoonotic disease caused by the nematode Lagochilascaris sp., with the northern of Brazil representing 81.2% of all reports of the disease worldwide. The aim of this study was to report the first occurrence of feline lagochilascariosis in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, southern of Brazil. It was diagnosed through coproparasitologic exam and laboratorial identification of the nematodes.

Keywords: Felis catus; Helminths; Lagochilascariosis; Zoonosis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Animals
Antiparasitic Agents / therapeutic use
Ascaridida / classification*
Ascaridida Infections / drug therapy
Ascaridida Infections / epidemiology
Ascaridida Infections / parasitology
Ascaridida Infections / surgery
Ascaridida Infections / veterinary*
Brazil / epidemiology
Cat Diseases / drug therapy
Cat Diseases / epidemiology
Cat Diseases / parasitology*
Cat Diseases / surgery
Cats
Female
Ivermectin / therapeutic use
Male

Substances

Antiparasitic Agents
Ivermectin