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=== ''Toxocara cati'' === | === ''Toxocara cati'' === | ||
| − | *The biology of ''T. cati'' is generally similar to that of ''T. canis'', '''except''' that there is no prenatal transmission. | + | *The biology of ''T. cati'' is generally similar to that of ''[[Toxocara canis|T. canis]]'', '''except''' that there is no prenatal transmission. |
*Adults can establish in cats and other felidae. | *Adults can establish in cats and other felidae. | ||
*The prepatent period is about 8weeks. | *The prepatent period is about 8weeks. | ||
*Somatic larvae can accumulate in a wide range of paratenic hosts. | *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.[[Category:Ascaridoidea]][[Category:Cat Nematodes]] | *Larvae have been recovered from human tissues on rare occasions, but its role in VLM and OLM is unknown.[[Category:Ascaridoidea]][[Category:Cat Nematodes]] | ||
Revision as of 12:57, 28 April 2010
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.