Table 3.
Feline intestinal parasites by centrifugation or coproantigen on wellness or non-wellness veterinary visits
| Parasite | Classification | Centrifugation (%) (95% CI) |
Coproantigen (%) (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascarid | Other clinical visit | 3.9 (3.7–4.1) | 5.2 (5.0–5.4) |
| Wellness | 5.3 (5.1–5.5) | 7.2 (7.0–7.4) | |
| Cystoisospora | Other clinical visit | 1.7 (1.6–1.9) | – |
| Wellness | 2.2 (2.1–2.3) | – | |
| Giardia | Other clinical visit | 1.8 (1.7–2.0) | 6.9 (6.7–7.1) |
| Wellness | 1.5 (1.4–1.6) | 6.2 (6.0–6.4) | |
| Tapeworm | Other clinical visit | 1.1 (1.0–1.2) | – |
| Wellness | 0.8 (0.7–0.9) | – | |
| Hookworm | Other clinical visit | 0.6 (0.5–0.6) | 1.0 (0.9–1.1) |
| Wellness | 0.4 (0.4–0.5) | 0.9 (0.8–1.0) | |
| Lungworm | Other clinical visit | 0.3 (0.3–0.4) | – |
| Wellness | 0.2 (0.2–0.3) | – | |
| Whipworm | Other clinical visit | < 0.1 (< 0.1–0.1) | 0.2 (0.2–0.2) |
| Wellness | < 0.1 (< 0.1–0.1) | 0.1 (0.1–0.2) |