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Parasites of stray cats (Felis domesticus L., 1758) on St. Kitts, West Indies. 2010

R C Krecek, and L Moura, and H Lucas, and P Kelly
Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, P.O. Box 334, Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis. tkrecek@rossvet.edu.kn

During 2005-2006, 100 stray cats on St. Kitts were examined using standard parasitological methods. Eggs identified were those of hookworms (88%), Trichuris spp. (71%), Eucoleus aerophillus (16%), Mammomonogamus spp. (45%), Physaloptera spp. (18%), Toxocara spp. (4%), Platynosomum spp. (81%) and taeniids (30%). Coccidian oocysts were found in 12% of the cats and Ctenocephalides felis found on 26%. When the direct fecal smear, benchtop flotation, modified double centrifugation, fecal sedimentation and adhesive tape/scotch tape methods were compared, the modified double centrifugation and benchtop flotation techniques detected most of the positive samples for the widest variety of parasites; 50% (Toxocara spp.) to 100% (hookworms) and 100% (Toxocara spp.) to 96% (hookworms), respectively.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D010270 Parasite Egg Count Determination of parasite eggs in feces. Count, Parasite Egg,Counts, Parasite Egg,Egg Count, Parasite,Egg Counts, Parasite,Parasite Egg Counts
D010273 Parasitic Diseases, Animal Animal diseases caused by PARASITES. Parasitic Infections, Animal,Animal Parasitic Disease,Animal Parasitic Diseases,Animal Parasitic Infection,Animal Parasitic Infections,Disease, Animal Parasitic,Diseases, Animal Parasitic,Infection, Animal Parasitic,Infections, Animal Parasitic,Parasitic Disease, Animal,Parasitic Infection, Animal
D002371 Cat Diseases Diseases of the domestic cat (Felis catus or F. domesticus). This term does not include diseases of the so-called big cats such as CHEETAHS; LIONS; tigers, cougars, panthers, leopards, and other Felidae for which the heading CARNIVORA is used. Feline Diseases,Cat Disease,Disease, Cat,Disease, Feline,Diseases, Cat,Diseases, Feline,Feline Disease
D002415 Cats The domestic cat, Felis catus, of the carnivore family FELIDAE, comprising over 30 different breeds. The domestic cat is descended primarily from the wild cat of Africa and extreme southwestern Asia. Though probably present in towns in Palestine as long ago as 7000 years, actual domestication occurred in Egypt about 4000 years ago. (From Walker's Mammals of the World, 6th ed, p801) Felis catus,Felis domesticus,Domestic Cats,Felis domestica,Felis sylvestris catus,Cat,Cat, Domestic,Cats, Domestic,Domestic Cat
D005243 Feces Excrement from the INTESTINES, containing unabsorbed solids, waste products, secretions, and BACTERIA of the DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D014900 West Indies Islands lying between southeastern North America and northern South America, enclosing the Caribbean Sea. They comprise the Greater Antilles (CUBA; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; HAITI; JAMAICA; and PUERTO RICO), the Lesser Antilles (ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA and the other Leeward Islands, BARBADOS; MARTINIQUE and the other Windward Islands, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES; VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE UNITED STATES, BRITISH VIRGINI ISLANDS, and the islands north of Venezuela which include TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO), and the BAHAMAS. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p1330) Caribbean Islands,Cayman Islands,Montserrat,Turks and Caicos Islands
D015995 Prevalence The total number of cases of a given disease in a specified population at a designated time. It is differentiated from INCIDENCE, which refers to the number of new cases in the population at a given time. Period Prevalence,Point Prevalence,Period Prevalences,Point Prevalences,Prevalence, Period,Prevalence, Point,Prevalences

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