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Beldomenico, P.M.; Kinsella, J.M.; Uhart, M.M.; Guthierrez, G.L.; Pereira, J.; Del Valle Ferreyra, H.; Marull, C.A.
Helminths of Geoffroy's cat, _Oncifelis geoffroyi _(Carnivora, Felidae) from the Monte desert, central Argentina
2005 Acta Parasitologica (50): 263-266
Gastrointestinal parasites were collected from 7 free-ranging Geoffroy's cats, _Oncifelis geoffroyi _from Lihu‚ Calel National Park, Argentina. Also, fecal samples were analyzed from these animals and 3 other sympatric ones. The helminths were identified as _Vigosospirura potekhina_, _Didelphonema longispiculata_, _Pterygodermatites cahirensis_, _Trichuris campanula_, _Ancylostoma tubaeforme_, _Toxocara cati_, and _Taenia _sp. Fecal analysis revealed the presence of eggs of _Capillaria _sp. and an unidentified anoplocephalid tapeworm, and coccidian oocysts. The findings of _V. potekhina_, _D. longispiculata_, _P. cahirensis_, and _T. campanula _represent first records of these species in _O. geoffroyi_. Further, the former three had never been reported in South America.
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