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Taenia taeniaeformis is a parasitic tapeworm, with cats as the primary definitive hosts. Sometime dogs can also be the definitive host. The intermediate hosts are rodents and less frequently lagomorphs (rabbits). The definitive host must ingest the liver of the intermediate host in order to acquire infection. [1]
The 15 to 60 cm long and about 5 mm wide taenia taeniaeformis (hydatigera or taenia taeniaeformis, also called cat tapeworm) parasitizes in the small intestine. It is a common tapeworm in cats, only exceptionally occurring in other carnivores.
During the past 8,000–10,000 years, the colonization of respective Taenia species from humans to cattle and to swine was established. [6] In contrast, the colonization of ancestral Taenia onto the early hominids was established 1.0–2.5 million years ago. [6] It clearly shows that the colonization of human Taenia antedates the domestication ...
Taenia hydatigena (thin-necked bladderworm, causative agent of cysticercosis) is one of the adult forms of the canine and feline tapeworm. This infection has a worldwide geographic distribution. This infection has a worldwide geographic distribution.
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The term cat tapeworm may refer to: Dipylidium caninum , a tapeworm often infesting domestic dogs and cats whose intermediate host is parasitic fleas Taenia taeniaeformis , a similar worm whose intermediate host is rodents and lagomorphs.
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