Toxocara cati

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Toxocara cati

  • The biology of T. cati is generally similar to that of T. canis, except that there is no prenatal transmission.
  • Adults can establish in cats and other felidae.
  • The prepatent period is about 8weeks.
  • Somatic larvae can accumulate in a wide range of paratenic hosts.
  • Larvae have been recovered from human tissues on rare occasions, but its role in VLM and OLM is unknown.