Cats and dogs are treated as family members by most pet owners. Therefore, a high quality
of veterinary care and preventive medicine is imperative for animal health and welfare and …

In the past decade cardiopulmonary nematodes affecting felids have become a core
research topic in small animal parasitology. In the late 2000s, an increase in studies was …

Practical relevance: Respiratory parasites infecting domestic cats are attracting increased
attention in feline clinical practice. In addition to the most commonly recognised 'cat …

Mesocarnivores are small-or mid-sized carnivore species that display a variety of ecologies
and behaviours. In Europe, wild mesocarnivores are represented by the red fox (Vulpes …

Extra-intestinal nematodes of companion animals are of growing concern in veterinary
medicine for their pathogenic potential and the current expansion throughout Europe. 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 …

Feline aelurostrongylosis, caused by the metastrongyloid nematode Aelurostrongylus
abstrusus, is an important gastropod-borne parasitic lung disease in cats. Infection with A …

The European wildcat (Felis silvestris) is the only wild felid living in Greece. Wildcat
populations are declining due to anthropogenic and phenological unfavourable conditions …

Three species of Angiostrongylus have been found in felids thus far, ie, Angiostrongylus
chabaudi, Angiostrongylus felineus and Angiostrongylus vasorum. Angiostrongylus …

Background Despite the evidence that Mediterranean Europe offers suitable conditions for
the biology of felid respiratory metastrongyloids, no updated data on the presence of felid …