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Gastrointestinal parasites of cats, including roundworms and hookworms, are common infections with prevalence rates up to 45%, causing symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea, anemia, and weight loss. The article details transmission routes, clinical signs, treatment options, and the zoonotic potential of certain parasites like Toxocara to infect humans.
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Gastrointestinal parasites of cats, including roundworms and hookworms, are common infections with prevalence rates up to 45%, causing symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea, anemia, and weight loss. The article details transmission routes, clinical signs, treatment options, and the zoonotic potential of certain parasites like Toxocara to infect humans.
Tags
gastrointestinal-parasites · cats · roundworms · hookworms · veterinary-medicine · zoonotic-diseases · feline-health
Key entities
Gastrointestinal parasitism (concept, 0.98) · Roundworms (concept, 0.97) · Toxocara cati (concept, 0.95) · Toxascaris leonina (concept, 0.95) · Hookworms (concept, 0.95) · Ancylostoma (concept, 0.9) · Uncinaria (concept, 0.88) · Visceral larval migrans (concept, 0.85) · Ocular larval migrans (concept, 0.85) · North America (location, 0.9)
Classification
reference · language en · status final
Provenance
claude-opus-4-6 via @stacklist/mcp-server@2.0.0, confidence 0.85, 2 Jul 2026