Strongyloides spp. in cats: a review of the literature and the first report of zoonotic Strongyloides stercoralis in colonic epithelial nodular hyperplasia in cats

Table 3 Studies in which Strongyloides spp. in cats were demonstrated in some nations

Location	n	Prevalence (%)	Sampling method	Examination method	Species	Reference
Australia	504	33.5	Necropsy	Baermann	S. felis	[16]
Australia	28	46.4	Necropsy	Flotation	Strongyloides sp.	[44]
Brazil	37	54.1	Environmental collection	Flotation	Strongyloides sp.	[39]
Brazil	173	13.9	Environmental collection	Flotation	S. stercoralis ^a	[31]
Denmark	99	1.0	Necropsy	Sedimentation and counting	Strongyloides sp.	[41]
England	131	1.5	ni	Flotation	Strongyloides sp.	[40]
India	ni	20	ni	ni	S. felis	[14]
Japan	105	3.8	Necropsy	Flotation	S. planiceps	[22]
Kenya	103	43.7	Litter box collection	Formalin-ether sedimentation	S. stercoralis ^a	[32]
Qatar	824	18.4	Environmental collection	Formalin-ether sedimentation	S. stercoralis ^a	[30]
Romania	414	3.4	Litter box collection	Flotation	Strongyloides sp.	[43]
Thailand	300	0.7	ni	Formalin-ether sedimentation	Strongyloides sp.	[42]

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