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Table 2 Gastrointestinal helminths identified in feral cats (n = 39) in Guangxi, China

From: Zoonotic helminths parasites in the digestive tract of feral dogs and cats in Guangxi, China

Parasite species

Number of infected cats (prevalence)

Number of parasites per cat (mean)

Trematodes

Clonorchis sinensis

14 (35.9 %)

1–1153 (209.1)

Echinochasmus perfoliatus

10 (25.6 %)

2–638 (67.6)

Metagonimus yokogawai

5 (12.8 %)

8–135 (40.8)

Haplorchis taichui

1 (2.6 %)

33

Haplorchis pumilio

2 (5.1 %)

65–148 (139)

Pharyngostomum cordatum

8 (20.5 %)

21–718 (239.8)

Cestodes

Dipylidium caninum

15 (38.5 %)

1–824 (162.5)

Taenia taeniaeformis

6 (15.4 %)

1–9 (3.2)

Spirometra erinaceieuropaei

13 (33.3 %)

1–12 (2.6)

Nematodes

Ancylostoma ceylanicum

11 (28.2 %)

1–32 (7.7)

Toxocara cati

2 (5.1 %)

2

Toxascaris leonina

3 (7.7 %)

2