For a long time, wildlife carnivores have been disregarded for their potential in transmitting
zoonotic nematodes. However, human activities and politics (eg, fragmentation of the …

Abstract Background Eucoleus aerophilus (syn. Capillaria aerophila) is a nematode with a
worldwide geographical distribution. It causes a disease called lung capillariosis by affecting …

Respiratory capillariosis is a widely distributed zoonotic parasitic disease caused by the
nematode Capillaria aerophila (Trichocephalida, Trichuridae) that commonly infects wild …

Among the wild canids, the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) is recognised as an important reservoir
species for a range of parasites, including cardiopulmonary nematodes of public health and …

ABSTRACT A study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of zoonotic parasites in
faeces of dogs who were visiting the public parks and to evaluate the risk they represented …

Background. In the last fifteen years on the European continent and also worldwide, the
prevalence of cardiopulmonary metastrongyloidosis in dogs and cats has increased …

Acanthocheilonema (Dipetalonema) reconditum is a less pathogenic species of filaria from
the superfamily Filarioidea, and which parasitizes in the subcutaneous connective tissue of …

Background. Urinary capillariosis in dogs is caused by Capillaria plica (syn. Pearsonema
plica), a ubiquitous parasitic nematode resembling a string which belongs to the family …

Dioctophimosis is an endoparasitism in dogs caused by Dioctophyma renale, a nematode
with an indirect life cycle and high zoonotic potential. Infection in dogs occurs through …

In the last decade, as the result of climate changes, there have been considerable changes
in the parasitofauna of domestic and wild carnivores. Th e prevalence of the existing …