Difference between revisions of "Toxocara cati"
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| Also known as: | Toxocara mystax |
- 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.