Parasites of the Cat
- Common - seen regularly (at least several times per year)
- Uncommon - seen occasionally (once every year or two)
- Rare - not seen or seen only once or twice in the last 15 years.
- Aelurostrongylus abstrusus - uncommon
- Alaria marcianae - rare
- Ancylostoma braziliense - uncommon
- Ancylostoma tubaeforme - common
- Capillaria aerophilia - uncommon
- Capillaria plica - uncommon
- Cryptospiridium parvum - uncommon
- Cuterebra spp. - common
- Cytauxzoon felis - rare
- Diphylobothrium latum - rare
- Dipylidium caninum - common
- Dirofilaria immitus - common
- Echinococcus multilocularis - rare
- Eurytrema procyonis - rare
- Giardia lamblia - common
- Hammondia hammondi - uncommon
- Isospora felis - common
- Isospora rivolta - common
- Mesocestoides spp. - uncommon
- Ollulanus tricuspids - rare
- Paragonimus kellicotti - uncommon
- Parametorchius complexus - rare
- Platynosomum fastosum - rare
- Physaloptera spp. - uncommon
- Sarcocystis spp. - uncommon
- Spirometra mansonoides - rare
- Strongyloides spp. - rare
- Taenia taeniaeformis - common
- Toxascaris leonina - common
- Toxocara cati - common
- Toxoplasma gondii - uncommon
- Trichinella spiralis - not looked for
- Trichuris spp. - rare
Status in the Philadelphia region:
