Dioctophyme renale (Nematoda: Dioctophymatidae)in Leopardus geoffroyi (Carnivora: Felidae) in the Neotropical region

Abstract

Parasitic diseases affecting wild carnivores remain largely unknown or poorly described. Dioctophymosis is a parasitosis caused by the nematode Dioctophyme renale that is found worldwide. It affects domestic and wild animals and has been reported frequently in Brazil. This paper reports dioctophymosis in a wild felid for the first time.