Creation Date : 9 October 2013
Name : Toxascaris leonina
Type : Metal
Attack 1 :
Ova type: Ascarid
Host species: Canine and Feline
Description:
Method of Infection: transmammary to kittens, transmammary/ transplacentally in puppies, ingestion of infected feces or infected rodents
Location: small intestine
Prepatent Period: 10 weeks
Symptoms: pot-bellies in puppies and kittens, unformed feces, intestinal obstruction, vomiting, abdominal pain, may cause pneumonia in kittens due to lung migration
Zoonotic potential: none
Attack 2 :