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Toxocara cati (view source)

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==Life Cycle==
 
==Life Cycle==
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Infection occurs by ingestion of the L2 in the egg, or after ingestion of a paratenic host, or via transmammary infection.
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After direct ingestion of the larvae, they migrate through the liver, lungs and trachea, and then go back into the stomach, where they transform into L3.  Ingestion of a paratenic host e.g. a mouse causes the larvae to be released by digestion, and they then enter the stomach of the cat, and will moult into L3.
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*The biology of ''T. cati'' is generally similar to that of ''[[Toxocara canis|T. canis]]'', '''except''' that there is no prenatal transmission.  
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Transmammary infection is also very important, and commonly seen throughout lactation. However, unlike ''T. canis'', prenatal infection does not occur.
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*Adults can establish in cats and other felidae.
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*The prepatent period is about 8weeks.
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The prepatent period of ''T. catis'' is 8 weeks.
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*Somatic larvae can accumulate in a wide range of paratenic hosts.
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*Larvae have been recovered from human tissues on rare occasions, but its role in VLM and OLM is unknown.[[Category:Ascaridoidea]][[Category:Cat Nematodes]]
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unknown.[[Category:Ascaridoidea]][[Category:Cat Nematodes]]
 
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