Table 1:

Gastrointestinal helminths of stray cats, according to their sex and age, in Meshkin-Shahr, Ardabil Province, and Northwest Iran during 2014–2015

		Male cats (n = 48)		Female cats (n = 56)		Total N(%)
	Age group Helminth species	≤ 2.5 years N(%)	> 2.5 years N(%)	≤ 2.5 years N(%)	> 2.5 years N(%)
Nematodes	Toxocara mystax	11 (44)	12 (52.2)	17 (47.2)	11 (55)	51 (49)
	Rictularia cahirensis	2 (8)	1 (4.3)	1 (2.8)	1 (5)	5 (4.8)
	Physalopterapraeputialis	1 (4)	1 (4.3)	1 (2.8)	2 (10)	5 (4.8)
Cestodes	Taeniataeniaeformis	9 (36)	14 (60.9)	17 (47.2)	6 (30)	46 (44.2)
	Joyexiellapasqualei	3 (12)	11 (47.8)	10 (27.8)	10 (50)	34 (32.7)
	Dipylidiumcaninum	9 (36)	5 (21.7)	8 (22.2)	2 (10)	24 (23.1)