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Toxascaris leonina is a common parasitic roundworm found in dogs, cats, foxes, and related host species. T. leonina is an ascarid nematode , a worldwide distributed helminth parasite which is in a division of eukaryotic parasites that, unlike external parasites such as lice and fleas , live inside their host. [ 2 ]
Toxocara canis (T. canis, also known as dog roundworm) is a worldwide-distributed helminth parasite that primarily infects dogs and other canids, but can also infect other animals including humans. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The name is derived from the Greek word " toxon ," meaning bow or quiver, and the Latin word "caro," meaning flesh. [ 3 ]
Toxocara canis adult worms. The Toxocaridae are a zoonotic family of parasitic nematodes that infect canids and felids and which cause toxocariasis in humans (visceral larva migrans and ocular larva migrans). [1] The worms are unable to reproduce in humans. Notable species include: Toxocara canis, which infects dogs.
Two species of roundworms occur in dogs: Toxocara canis and Toxascaris leonina. Life cycle of T. canis. T. canis is an 8 to 18 cm long nematode that parasitizes (lives as a parasite) in the small intestine. There, the adult females release approximately 85 μm large unfurrowed eggs, whose shell is thick and rough (golf ball-like) and which are ...
Toxocariasis is an illness of humans caused by the dog roundworm (Toxocara canis) and, less frequently, the cat roundworm (Toxocara cati). [1] These are the most common intestinal roundworms of dogs, coyotes, wolves and foxes and domestic cats, respectively. [2]
Toxocariasis is an infection of Toxocara canis or Toxascaris leonina. Signs are usually mild, but may include diarrhea, pot-bellied appearance, poor growth, and vomiting. [6] Whipworms are parasites that live in the cecum and large intestine. The canine whipworm is Trichuris vulpis.
The most common roundworm in most cats is toxocara mystax (syn. toxocara cati), infestation with toxascaris leonina is less common. Only in ocelots in Texas was T. leonina detectable in every animal, making it the most common parasite, [2] and in bobcats in Nebraska it was observed almost as often as T. mystax. [3]
Toxocara canis, Toxocara cati, Toxascaris leonina: liver, brain, eyes (Toxocara canis – visceral larva migrans, ocular larva migrans) blood, ocular examination worldwide distribution pica, unwashed food contaminated with Toxocara eggs, undercooked livers of chicken Trichinosis