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Concomitant infestation of Toxocara cati and Ancylostoma tubaeforme in a mongrel cat

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A 3½ years old mongrel female cat was brought with the history of inappetence, seizure and lateral recumbency since 4 days and motion sickness since 2 days. Faecal examination confirmed Toxocara cati and Ancylostoma tubaeforme along with un-hatched live Toxocara cati larvae. Treatment has been initiated with Pyrantel pamoate and along with supportive therapy.

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The authors are grateful to Director and Division Head IVRI, Bareilly to provide all the facilities for carrying out this study.

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  1. Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, VCRI, Orathanadu, Tamil Nadu, India

    M. Saravanan

  2. Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry Central Agricultural University, Selesih, Aizawl, Mizoram, 796014, India

    K. Sarma

  3. Division of Medicine, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, 243122, UP, India

    D. B. Mondal

  4. VUTRC, Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu, India

    M. Ranjith Kumar

  5. MVC, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

    H. Vijayakumar

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Saravanan, M., Sarma, K., Mondal, D.B. et al. Concomitant infestation of Toxocara cati and Ancylostoma tubaeforme in a mongrel cat. J Parasit Dis 40, 205–207 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12639-014-0451-5

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Keywords

  • Ancylostoma tubaeforme
  • Cat
  • Toxocara cati
  • Zoonosis