Proliferative peritoneal and pleural cestodiasis in a cat caused by metacestodes of Mesocestoides sp. anatomohistopathological findings and genetic identification

A 10-year-old female cat was brought to Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Regioni Lazio e Toscana for post-mortem examination. The animal used to live, together with 26 other cats, in the big terrace of an apartment at the 8th floor in Rome, and was always fed with industrial pet food. Ana...

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Main Authors: Eleni C., Scaramozzino P., Busi M., Ingrosso S., D’Amelio S., De Liberato C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2007-03-01
Series:Parasite
Subjects:
cat
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2007141071