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Short Communication • Rev. Bras. Parasitol. Vet. 28 (4) • Oct-Dec 2019 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S1984-29612019087   copy

First record of Lagochilascaris minor (Nematoda: Ascarididae) in Leopardus geoffroyi (Carnivora: Felidae) in Brazil

Primeiro registro de Lagochilascaris minor (Nematoda: Ascarididae) em Leopardus geoffroyi (Carnivora: Felidae) no Brasil

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Abstract

Lagochilascariasis is a parasitic disease caused by nematodes of the genus Lagochilascaris. These parasites occur in the neotropical region and their definitive hosts are wild animals, domestic dogs and felids and, accidentally, humans. Here, infection by Lagochilascaris minor is recorded for the first time in a wild felid, in Brazil.

Keywords:
Lagochilascariasis; “Geoffroy’s cat”; natural infection; wild felid

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