Table 1.
Number, provenance and copromicroscopic findings of cats enrolled in the present study.
| Baermann | Flotation | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Aelurostrongylus abstrusus n/tot (%) |
Troglostrongylus brevior n/tot (%) |
Aelurostrongylus abstrusus n/tot (%) |
Troglostrongylusbrevior n/tot (%) |
Toxocara cati n/tot (%) |
Ancylostomatidae n/tot (%) |
Capillaria aerophila n/tot (%) |
Toxascaris leonina n/tot (%) |
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| Group A | Italy | 25/25 (100) | 0/25 (0) | 2/25 (8) | 0/25 (0) | 8/25 (32) | 1/25 (4) | 2/25 (8) | 1/25 (4) |
| Greece | 25/25 (100) | 7/25 (28) | 25/25 (100) | 7/25 (28) | 1/25 (4) | 2/25 (8) | 1/25 (4) | 0/25 (0) | |
| Total | 50/50 (100) | 7/50 (28) | 27/50 (54) | 7/50 (28) | 9/50 (18) | 3/50 (6) | 3/50 (6) | 1/50 (2) | |
| Group B | Italy | 0/15 (0) | 0/15 (0) | 0/15 (0) | 0/15 (0) | 8/15 (53.3) | 6/15 (40) | 1/15 (6.7) | 0/15 (0) |
| Greece | 0/10 (0) | 0/10 (0) | 0/10 (0) | 0/10 (0) | 9/10 (90) | 1/10 (10) | 0/10 (0) | 0/10 (0) | |
| Total | 0/25 (0) | 0/25 (0) | 0/25 (0) | 0/25 (0) | 17/25 (68) | 7/25 (28) | 1/25 (4) | 1/25 (4) | |
| Group C | Italy | 0/20 (0) | 0/20 (0) | 0/20 (0) | 0/20 (0) | 0/20 (0) | 0/20 (0) | 0/20 (0) | 0/20 (0) |
| Greece | 0/5 (0) | 0/5 (0) | 0/5 (0) | 0/5 (0) | 0/5 (0) | 0/5 (0) | 0/5 (0) | 0/5 (0) | |
| Total | 0/25 (0) | 0/25 (0) | 0/25 (0) | 0/25 (0) | 0/25 (0) | 0/25 (0) | 0/25 (0) | 0/25 (0) | |
n = number of positive animals; tot = number of examined animals.