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) |
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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 |