The prevalence of endoparasites in stray cats in Western Romania

Abstract

The purpose of the work was to identify endoparasites in the stray cat population in western Romania. The results from these coproscopic methods indicate an overall prevalence of endoparasites of 41.02% (48/117). The identified parasites are zoonotic. The highest prevalence was identified in Toxocara spp. of 56.25% (27/48) followed by Ancylostoma spp. and Isospora spp. 29.16% (27/48) and the lowest prevalence in Dipylidium caninum 8,33% (4/48). No Aelurostrongylus larvae were identified by the Baermann method. Mixed infections were found in five cats.