Gastrointestinal helminths including two species of cestodes (Taenia omissa and T. ovis krabbei) and three species of nematodes (Toxocara cati, Cylicospirura subequalis and Ollulanus tricuspis) are reported from two free-ranging cougars (Felis concolor) in Washington (USA). Ollulanus tricuspis is reported for the first time from cougars and represents the first occurrence of this parasite in a sylvatic felid from North America.
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1 January 1992
Gastrointestinal Parasites of Cougars (Felis concolor) in Washington and the First Report of Ollulanus tricuspis in a Sylvatic Felid from North America
Lora G. Rickard,
William J. Foreyt
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 28 • No. 1
January 1992
Vol. 28 • No. 1
January 1992
cougar
Cylicospirura subequalis
Felis concolor
Ollulanus tricuspis
parasites
survey