Linguatula serrata is a tongue-shaped parasite that infects carnivores or insectivorous reptile as final host and herbivores as intermediate ones. During necropsy of a 1.5-year-old female stray cat, a few white and fine nodules were observed on the diaphragmatic lobes of the lung. In histopathological examination, the nodules contained a turned spinosum parasite with cuticular spines and in parasitological examination of digested suspension, nymph of L. serrata with characteristic features was seen. This is the first confirmed infestation in a cat with nymph of L. serrata in Iran.
Esmaeilzadeh, S., Mohammadian, B., & Rezaei, A. (2008). Linguatula serrata nymph in a cat. Iranian Journal of Veterinary Research, 9(4), 387-389. doi: 10.22099/ijvr.2008.2625
MLA
S. Esmaeilzadeh; B. Mohammadian; A. Rezaei. "Linguatula serrata nymph in a cat", Iranian Journal of Veterinary Research, 9, 4, 2008, 387-389. doi: 10.22099/ijvr.2008.2625
HARVARD
Esmaeilzadeh, S., Mohammadian, B., Rezaei, A. (2008). 'Linguatula serrata nymph in a cat', Iranian Journal of Veterinary Research, 9(4), pp. 387-389. doi: 10.22099/ijvr.2008.2625
VANCOUVER
Esmaeilzadeh, S., Mohammadian, B., Rezaei, A. Linguatula serrata nymph in a cat. Iranian Journal of Veterinary Research, 2008; 9(4): 387-389. doi: 10.22099/ijvr.2008.2625
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