Toxocara malayasiensis
Toxocara malayasiensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Nematoda |
Class: | Chromadorea |
Order: | Ascaridida |
Family: | Toxocaridae |
Genus: | Toxocara |
Species: | T. malayasiensis |
Binomial name | |
Toxocara malayasiensis Gibbons et al., 2001 |
Toxocara malayasiensis is a species of feline roundworm, a parasite which infects the intestine of cats. Feline roundworms are passed in the fecal matter of cats, and can be transmitted to humans, causing toxocariasis, a potentially serious disease.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Gibbons, L. M.; Jacobs, D. E.; Sani, R. A. (1 June 2001). "Toxocara malaysiensis n. sp. (Nematoda: Ascaridoidea) from the domestic cat (Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758)". Journal of Parasitology. 87 (3): 660–665. doi:10.1645/0022-3395(2001)087[0660:TMNSNA]2.0.CO;2. PMID 11426732. S2CID 155802.
External links
- Roundworms: Cats and Kittens from The Pet Health Library
- CDC podcast on Toxocariasis