Table 1.

Fecal test results of adult cats and kittens (marked with the same letters of the queen) tested for Troglostrongylus brevior every week, for 3 weeks.

Identification	Sex	Age class	Baermann test	N. of larvae (week/mL)
Adults
A	Female	Adult	Positive	w1/350; w2/500; w3/300
B	Female	Adult	Negative	w1-w2-w3
C	Female	Adult	Negative	w1-w2-w3
D	Male	Adult	Negative	w1-w2-w3
Kittens
1A	Female	Kitten	Positive	*
2A	Male	Kitten	Positive	**
1B	Male	Kitten	Positive	w2/1550; w3/400
2B	Male	Kitten	Positive	w1/1150; w2/50
3B	Male	Kitten	Positive	w2/650
1C	Female	Kitten	Negative	w1-w2-w3
2C	Female	Kitten	Negative	w1-w2-w3
3C	Male	Kitten	Negative	w1-w2-w3

w – week.

* Positive at rectal swab and at necropsy examination and histopathology.

** Positive at rectal swab.