Table e2.
Additional Selected Parasites of Nondomestic Felids
| Etiology | Location in Host | Associated Disease (If Any) | Species Affected | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metazoan | ||||
| Aelurostrongylus abstrusus | Lung | Unknown | African lion, serval, caracal, leopard cat, ocelot | a, b, h, n, g |
| Cylicospirura spp. | Stomach and proximal duodenum | Nodular granulomatous inflammation surrounding worms; rare cases of rupture | Mountain lions and bobcats | c, f |
| Echinococcus oligarthrus | Gastrointestinal tract | None | Central/South American Felids (Puma, jaguar, ocelot, wild cat, pampas cat, bobcat, lynx) | r |
| Taenia spp. | Gastrointestinal tract | None | All felids susceptible | r |
| Trichinella spp. | Striated muscle | None | All felids susceptible | r |
| Protozoan | ||||
| Babesia spp. | Intraerythrocytic | Variable anemia; can be important copathogen in CDV epidemics | Lion, serval, black-footed cat, leopard | o, k |
| Cytauxzoon spp. | Intrahistiocytic | C. felis associated with anemia, lethargy, high fever associated with numerous large intravascular macrophages containing numerous schizonts; pathogenicity of other Cytauxzoon species is unknown | North American felids (mountain lion, Florida panther, bobcats) infected with C. felis; Captive felids housed in the southern United States; C. manul in Pallas’ cats from Mongolia; Cytauxzoon sp. in lynx and wildcats from Europe | e, m, p, t |
| Ehrlichia spp. | None | Jaguar, Mountain lion, African lion, Iriomote cat, Tsushima leopard cat | d, s, u | |
| Giardia spp. | Small intestine | Loss of microvilli, malabsorption/maldigestion | All felids susceptible | r |
| Hepatozoon felis and H. spp. | White blood cells | None | All felids susceptible | r |
| Sarcocystis spp. | Skeletal muscle | None to minimal inflammation surrounding ruptured cysts | All felids susceptible | r |
| Ectoparasite | ||||
| Sarcoptes scabeii, Notoedres cattii | Hair loss, crusting dermatitis | Hyperkeratotic dermatitis | All felids susceptible | i, j, l, q, v, w, x |
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