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*''(Ancylostoma spp.)''

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*''(Trichuris spp.)''

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*''([[Trichuris]] spp.)''

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*''Aelurostrongylus abstrusus''

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*''[[Aelurostrongylus abstrusus]]''

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*''Dirofilaria immitis'' (not in UK)

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~~=== ''Toxascaris leonina'' ===~~

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*Infects canidae and felidae (see under Dog Nematodes).

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~~=== ''Aelurostrongylus abstrusus'' ===~~

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*The cat lungworm - a typical metastrongyloid.

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*Adults are small (approximately 1cm), and live in the lung parenchyma and small bronchioles.

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*Life-Cycle:

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~~→ L1 with kinky tail in faeces~~

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~~→ mollusc intermediate host~~

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~~→ cat infected '''either''' by eating an infected mollusc, '''or''' by eating a paratenic host that has eaten an infected mollusc~~

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*Infections often asymptomatic, but can cause serious respiratory problems, especially in immunocompromised cats.

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