Ancylostoma tubaeforme

Ancylostoma tubaeforme is a relatively frequently occurring in cats hookworm. He settled as a parasite of the intestine of animals. The cat hookworm is pathogenic for humans, it can be used as larva migrans cutanea through the skin when walking barefoot on contaminated with cat feces penetrate soils.

Adult males are 0.9 to 1.2 cm, females from 1.5 to 1.5 cm long. The thin-shelled, medium-sized eggs are about 56-65 × 37-43 microns in size and when moved four to 16 cleavage stages. After about five to eight days from the larvae hatch. The pre-patency period is 18 to 35 days.

Infection in cats is carried out by oral intake of infective larvae larvae infected with or transporting hosts such as rodents, or by penetration of larvae through the skin ( percutaneous). A stronger infestation with the parasite causes anemia (anemia) with faster fatigue and loss of weight in cats.

The treatment of adult worms is done by effective against nematodes agents ( worming ) as emodepside, febantel, fenbendazole or Flubendazole.