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. 2009 Jul;105(1):125-34.
doi: 10.1007/s00436-009-1372-6. Epub 2009 Feb 24.

The parasite fauna of stray domestic cats (Felis catus) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Rolf K Schuster  1 , Katja Thomas, Saritha Sivakumar, Declan O'Donovan
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The parasite fauna of stray domestic cats (Felis catus) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Rolf K Schuster et al. Parasitol Res. 2009 Jul.

Abstract

Two hundred forty feral domestic cats trapped between 2004 and 2008 in the city centre and the suburb districts of Dubai, as well as in desert biotopes, were subjected to a complete parasitological dissection. The established parasite fauna consisted of Cystoisospora felis (12.9%), Cystoisospora rivolta (9.2%), Toxoplasma/Hammondia (0.8%), Heterophyes heterophyes (2.5%), Heterophyopsis continua (0.4%), Joyeuxiella spp. (65.8%), Diplopylidium noelleri (37.1%), Hydatigera taeniaeformis (16.7%), Taenia hydatigena (0.4%), Ancylostoma ceylanicum (8.8%), Ollulanus tricuspis (0.8%), Toxocara mystax (2.9%), Toxascaris leonina (0.8%), Pterygodermatites affinis (35.0%), Centrorhynchus aluconis (4.6%), Rhipicephalus sanguineus (4.2%), Xenopsylla astia (3.8%) and Synosternus pallidus (4.2%).

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