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Esophageal worm of Feline & Canines Spirocerca lupi Transmission: eating intermediate/paratenic hosts Definitive Host: Dogs & cats Intermediate Host: scarabaeid dung beetles Paratenic Host: birds, reptiles, chickens Location in Definitive Host: nodules built into esophageal wall, occasional visceral migrans PPP: 6 months Zoonotic potential: Classification: Nematode Lifecycle: eggs expelled in feces, are eaten by dung beatle, may end up in paratenic host, paratenic/intermediate host swallowed by definitive host Diseases: Spondylosis (caused by S. lupi migrating to vertebral column leading to deformation/fusion of vertebrae), Hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy, Cancer (esophageal nodules develop into sarcomas), Aortic scarring

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Canine Roundworm Toxocara canis Transmission: fecal-oral, prenatal, transmammary, eating paratenic hosts Definitive Host: Dog, other canids Paratenic Host: Rodents Location in Definitive Host: Small Intestine PPP: 21-35 days Zoonotic potential: visceral larval migrans Classification: Nematode

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Feline & Canine Roundworm Toxocara cati Transmission: fecal-oral, transmammary, eating paratenic hosts Definitive Host: Feline & Canine Paratenic Host: Rodents Location in Definitive Host: Small Intestine PPP: 14-49 days Zoonotic Potential: visceral larval migrans Classification: Nematode

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Canine & Feline Roundworm Toxoascaris leonina Transmission: fecal-oral, Definitive Host: Dog & Cat Paratenic Host: Rodents Location in Definitive Host: Small Intestine PPP: 74 days Zoonotic Potential: rarely visceral larval migrans Classification: Nematode

Raccoon Roundworm Baylisascaris procyonis Transmission: fecal-oral Definitive Host: Raccoons, Dogs Paratenic Host: Rodents, Birds Location in Definitive Host: Small Intestines PPP: 35-63 days Zoonotic Potential: visceral larval migrans Classification: Nematode
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Canine Hookworm Ancylostoma caninum Transmission: fecal-oral, transmammary, can bore through skin & migrate to intestines Definitive Host: canine Intermediate Host: N/A Location in Definitive Host: Sm. Intestine, attached
to capillaries
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PPP: 14-28 days Zoonotic Potential: visceral & cutaneous larval migrans Classification: Nematode Disease: Eosinophilia

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Northern Canine Hookworm Unicinaria stenocephala Transmission: fecal-oral Definitive Host: Dog, Cats, & Foxes Intermediate Host: N/A Location in Definitive Host: Intestinal tract PPP: 14 days (ingested mode) Zoonotic Potential: cutaneous larval migrans Classification: Nematode

Canine Whipworm Trichuris vulpis Transmission: fecal-oral Definitive Host: Dog, Foxes, Coyotes Location in Definitive Host: Cecum PPP: 70-90 days Zoonotic Potential: Cecum Classification: Nematode
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Feline Lung Worm Aelurostrongylus abstrusus Transmission: eating paratenic host Definitive Host: Cat Intermediate Host: snails, slugs Paratenic Host: mice, voles, birds, frogs, & lizards Location in Definitive Host: terminal respiratory bronchioles & alveolar ducts PPP: 30 days Zoonotic Potential: No Classification: Nematode

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Dog & Cat Lungworm Capillaria aerophilus (Eucoleu aeropilus) Transmission: fecal-oral Definitive Host: Dogs, Cats, Foxes, other carnivores Intermediate Host: Location in Definitive Host: trachea & bronchi PPP: 40 days Zoonotic Potential: trachea & bronchi Classification: Nematode

Canine Giant Kidney Worm Diocophyma renale Transmission: eggs out in def. host urine,
Intermediate or paratenic host eaten

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Definitive Host: Dog, Horse, Wolves, Swine, Mink Paratenic Host: fish Intermediate Host: Annelids Location in Definitive Host: Kidney PPP: 18 weeks Zoonotic Potential: Kidney Classification: Nematode

Bladder Worm of Cats & Dogs Capillaria plica (dogs), Capillaria feliscati (cats) Transmission: eggs shed in urine, cat/dog contaminated by eating earthworms Definitive Host: Dogs (plica), Cats (feliscati) Intermediate Host: Earthworm Location in Definitive Host: Urinary Bladder,
sometimes kidney & ureters

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PPP: Zoonotic Potential: Classification: Nematode

Eye Worm of Canine & Feline Thelazia californiensis Transmission: flies Definitive Host: Dogs, Cats, Sheep, Deer Intermediate Host: Flies Location in Definitive Host: Conjunctivial sac PPP: Zoonotic Potential: Conjunctival sac, occasionally Classification: Nematode

Hair Strongyles Trichostronglyes spp. Transmission: fecal-oral Definitive Host: Cattle, (also Sheep, Horses, Pigs, Birds) Location in Definitive Host: Abomasum & Sm. Intestine PPP: 17 days Zoonotic Potential: Small Intestine Classification: Nematode

Sheep & Cattle Whipworms Trichuris ovis Transmission: fecal-oral Definitive Host: Sheep, Cattle Location in Definitive Host: Cecum & Colon PPP: Zoonotic Potential: Cecum Classification: Nematode

Horse Stomach Worm Habronema sp. Transmission: swallowing infected flies Definitive Host: Equine Intermediate Host: flies Location in Definitive Host: Stomach PPP: 60 days Zoonotic Potential: Classification: Nematode

Equine Roundworm Parascaris equorum Transmission: fecal-oral Definitive Host: Horses & other equines Location in Definitive Host: Small Intestine PPP: 75-80 days Zoonotic Potential: Classification: Nematode

Intestinal Threadworm of Pigs Strongyloides ransomi Transmission: transmammary, fecal-oral Definitive Host: Swine Location in Definitive Host: PPP: 3-7 days Zoonotic Potential: Classification: Nematode

Horse Pinworm Oxyuris equi Transmission: fecal-oral Definitive Host: Horses Location in Definitive Host: Cecum, Colon, & Rectum PPP: 120- 150 days (4-5 months) Zoonotic Potential: Classification: Nematode

Swine Roundworm Ascaris suum Transmission: fecal-oral Definitive Host: Swine Paratenic Host: Chickens Location in Definitive Host: Small Intestine PPP: Zoonotic Potential: Small Intestine Classification: Nematode

Trichinella sp. Transmission: eating undercooked meat, swine cannabolism Definitive Host: Carnivorous mammals, mainly Swine & rats Location in Definitive Host: Adults in intestinal epithelium, juveniles inside skeletal muscle cells, Intracellular parasite! PPP: 2 days Zoonotic Potential: Same as definitive host Classification: Nematode

Swine Whipworm Trichuris suis Transmission: fecal-oral Definitive Host: Swine Location in Definitive Host: Cecum & Colon PPP: 42-49 days Zoonotic Potential: Classification: Nematode

Trichostrongylus sp. Transmission: fecal-oral Definitive Host: ruminants, rodents, swine, horses, birds, & humans Location in Definitive Host: Small Intestine PPP: 17 days Zoonotic Potential: Small Intestine Classification: Nematode

Strongloides sp. Transmission: Definitive Host: Location in Definitive Host: PPP: Zoonotic Potential: Classification: Nematode

Nematodirus Transmission: Definitive Host: Location in Definitive Host: PPP: Zoonotic Potential: Classification: Nematode

Ruminant Lungworm Dictyocaulus sp. Transmission: fecal-oral Definitive Host: Sheep, Goats, Cattle Location in Definitive Host: Bronchi, bronchioles PPP: 28 days Zoonotic Potential: Classification: Nematode Disease: Commonly kill host

Swine Kidney Worm Stephanurus dentates Transmission: Definitive Host: Swine Location in Definitive Host: cystic spaces connected to the kidney, ureters, & perirenal tissues PPP: 9-24 months Zoonotic Potential: Classification: Nematode

Pig Stomach Worm Ascarops stronglina Transmission: Definitive Host: Pigs Location in Definitive Host: Stomach PPP: 42 days

Zoonotic Potential: Classification: Nematode