Clinical-parasitological screening for respiratory capillariosis in cats in urban environments
Abstract
Respiratory capillariosis is a widely distributed zoonotic parasitic disease caused by the nematode Capillaria aerophila (Trichocephalida, Trichuridae) that commonly infects wild carnivores butalso cats and dogs. This retrospective study aims to describe cases of respiratory capillariosis incats from the city of Belgrade, Serbia. Between 2015 and 2019, a total of 155 pet cats with or without respiratory symptoms were submitted to physical examination and parasitological examination of the feces. All cats lived indoor but had free access to outdoor. In suburban settlements, wild carnivores commonly share their living environments with owned cats and dogs. It can be assumed that more intense urbanization spreading into the natural habitats of will carnivores creates the opportunity for closer and more frequent contacts between the population of cats and feral carnivores whichmight increase the risk of feline contamination. The findings confirm the existence of capillaries in cats in urba...n areas of the city of Belgrade, contribute to a better understanding of the epidemiology of this nematode and warn that, because of close contacts between cats of pets and humans, capillaries can cause human infection.
Keywords:
Belgrade / Capillaria aerophila / cat / coprology / physical examinationSource:
Helminthologia (Poland), 2020, 57, 4, 322-334Publisher:
- Sciendo
Funding / projects:
- Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia, institutional funding - 200143 (University of Belgrade, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine) (RS-MESTD-inst-2020-200143)
DOI: 10.2478/helm-2020-0046
ISSN: 0440-6605
WoS: 000593103500004
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85097168032
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Fakultet veterinarske medicineTY - JOUR AU - Stepanovic, P. AU - Despotovic, D. AU - Dimitrijevic, S. AU - Ilic, T. PY - 2020 UR - https://vet-erinar.vet.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1965 AB - Respiratory capillariosis is a widely distributed zoonotic parasitic disease caused by the nematode Capillaria aerophila (Trichocephalida, Trichuridae) that commonly infects wild carnivores butalso cats and dogs. This retrospective study aims to describe cases of respiratory capillariosis incats from the city of Belgrade, Serbia. Between 2015 and 2019, a total of 155 pet cats with or without respiratory symptoms were submitted to physical examination and parasitological examination of the feces. All cats lived indoor but had free access to outdoor. In suburban settlements, wild carnivores commonly share their living environments with owned cats and dogs. It can be assumed that more intense urbanization spreading into the natural habitats of will carnivores creates the opportunity for closer and more frequent contacts between the population of cats and feral carnivores whichmight increase the risk of feline contamination. The findings confirm the existence of capillaries in cats in urban areas of the city of Belgrade, contribute to a better understanding of the epidemiology of this nematode and warn that, because of close contacts between cats of pets and humans, capillaries can cause human infection. PB - Sciendo T2 - Helminthologia (Poland) T2 - Helminthologia T1 - Clinical-parasitological screening for respiratory capillariosis in cats in urban environments VL - 57 IS - 4 SP - 322 EP - 334 DO - 10.2478/helm-2020-0046 ER -
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Stepanovic, P., Despotovic, D., Dimitrijevic, S.,& Ilic, T.. (2020). Clinical-parasitological screening for respiratory capillariosis in cats in urban environments. in Helminthologia (Poland) Sciendo., 57(4), 322-334. https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2020-0046
Stepanovic P, Despotovic D, Dimitrijevic S, Ilic T. Clinical-parasitological screening for respiratory capillariosis in cats in urban environments. in Helminthologia (Poland). 2020;57(4):322-334. doi:10.2478/helm-2020-0046 .
Stepanovic, P., Despotovic, D., Dimitrijevic, S., Ilic, T., "Clinical-parasitological screening for respiratory capillariosis in cats in urban environments" in Helminthologia (Poland), 57, no. 4 (2020):322-334, https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2020-0046 . .