Publications by authors named "Enny Caroline Ferreira Farago"
Article Synopsis
- - Aelurostrongylosis, a respiratory disease in cats caused by the parasite Aelurostrongylus abstrusus, varies in severity from mild to severe symptoms and is found globally but is often underestimated in terms of its impact.
- - Research on this parasite in Brazil is limited, particularly in the southern regions, prompting a study conducted in Vilhena, Rondônia, from April 2020 to February 2021.
- - The study analyzed fecal samples from 101 cats using specific tests, finding only 2 (1.98%) positive cases for A. abstrusus, with no other lungworms detected, leading to discussions on its clinical and epidemiological significance.
is the most important respiratory parasite infecting domestic cats worldwide. Nevertheless, most records and epizootiological data come from Europe, whilst poor and fragmentary information are available for other regions, including the Americas. The present article describes the first description of cat aelurostrongylosis from Amazonia, Brazil.
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