Intestinal endoparasitism in wild cat (Felis silvestris) from Banat area (Romania).

ABSTRACT: The wild cat (Felis silvestris), spread in Romania from the Danube Delta to the mountain range is present in the Banat area, on the hunting ground that can be contaminated with different stage developmental forms of parasites, some of them having real zoonotic potential. The wild cat is an animal protected by the Romanian law of protection animals. Coprological samples from 88 wild cats from 16 hunting grounds, as well as the gastrointestinal tract collected from six wild cats cadavers and the molecular characterization of the cestodes identified in their intestines, allowed us to establish intestinal parasitic fauna. During coprological examination Isospora oocysts, tapeworm eggs, eggs of Toxocara cati, Ancylostoma spp. and Capillaria spp were found. At

SUBMITTER: Mederle N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10561072 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature