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Gastrointestinal Parasites of Cats | Cornell University

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.

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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)

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reference · language en · status final

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claude-opus-4-6 via @stacklist/mcp-server@2.0.0, confidence 0.85, 2 Jul 2026