A Review of Toxoplasma gondii in Animals in Greece: A FoodBorne Pathogen of Public Health Importance

I Symeonidou, G Sioutas, T Lazou, AI Gelasakis… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Toxoplasma gondii is a parasite that can infect humans and animals,
mainly through meat consumption. It is also the second most important pathogen transmitted …

Occurrence of Eucoleus aerophilus in wild and domestic animals: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Samorek-Pieróg, T Cencek, E Łabuć… - Parasites & …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background Eucoleus aerophilus (syn. Capillaria aerophila) is a nematode with a
worldwide geographical distribution. It causes a disease called lung capillariosis by affecting …

Pathogens in fleas collected from cats and dogs: distribution and prevalence in the UK

S Abdullah, C Helps, S Tasker, H Newbury, R Wall - Parasites & Vectors, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background Fleas (Siphonaptera) are the most clinically important ectoparasites of
dogs and cats worldwide. Rising levels of pet ownership, climate change and globalisation …

Cryptosporidium and Giardia in surface water and drinking water: Animal sources and towards the use of a machine-learning approach as a tool for predicting …

P Ligda, E Claerebout, D Kostopoulou, A Zdragas… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Cryptosporidium and Giardia are important parasites due to their zoonotic potential and
impact on human health, often causing waterborne outbreaks of disease. Detection of (oo) …

Endoparasites of European Wildcats (Felis silvestris) in Greece

A Diakou, D Migli, D Dimzas, S Morelli, A Di Cesare… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
The European wildcat (Felis silvestris) is the only wild felid living in Greece. Wildcat
populations are declining due to anthropogenic and phenological unfavourable conditions …

Gastrointestinal parasites of cats in Egypt: high prevalence high zoonotic risk

I Abbas, M Al-Araby, B Elmishmishy… - BMC Veterinary Research, 2022 - Springer
Background Several gastrointestinal parasites that infect cats pose potential health threats
for humans and animals. The present study is the first to report gastrointestinal (GIT) …

[HTML][HTML] Parasites and zoonotic bacteria in the feces of cats and dogs from animal shelters in Carinthia, Austria

A Joachim, V Auersperg, J Drüe, S Wiedermann… - Research in Veterinary …, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to their close associations with humans, dogs and cats can be important reservoirs for
zoonotic pathogens. In the current study 200 fecal samples of dogs (n= 70 samples) and …

Feline lungworms in Greece: Copromicroscopic, molecular and serological study

S Morelli, A Diakou, A Di Cesare, M Schnyder… - Parasitology …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Aelurostrongylus abstrusus (Nematoda, Metastrongyloidea) causes verminous
pneumonia in cats worldwide. This study evaluated the seroprevalence of A. abstrusus …

[HTML][HTML] Endoparasites in domestic cats (Felis catus) in the semi-arid region of Northeast Brazil

WI Silva, EF Lima, JO Silva, MM Alves… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2023 - SciELO Brasil
The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of endoparasites in domestic cats (Felis
catus) in the city of Sousa, state of Paraíba, Northeast Brazil. A total of 207 samples of fresh …

Toxocara cati and Other Parasitic Enteropathogens: More Commonly Found in Owned Cats with Gastrointestinal Signs Than in Clinically Healthy Ones

AL Ursache, A Györke, V Mircean, MO Dumitrache… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Intestinal parasites are involved in the health and wellbeing of cats and some of them, due to
their zoonotic potential, represent a problem for public health. This study aimed to assess …