Cryptosporidium spp. are gastrointestinal coccidians (although the taxonomy is controversial) of a wide range of vertebrates (mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and fish). Surveys from several locations around the world based on fecal examination for Cryptosporidium oocysts have demonstrated a prevalence of up to 40 per cent in dogs and cats.
Dogs and cats around the world, especially pups and kittens, are often infected with a range of species of Cystoisospora (formerly known as Isospora).
Giardia species occur around the world in people, domestic animal and wildlife.
Species of the intracellular, apicomplexan protozoan Sarcocystis occur in mammals, reptiles and birds around the world, including in Canada.
Toxoplasma gondii is a zoonotic intracellular apicomplexan protozoan parasite of mammals and birds that occurs around the world, including in Canada.
Toxoplasma gondii is a zoonotic intracellular apicomplexan protozoan parasite of mammals and birds that occurs around the world, including in Canada.
Recognition of the Trictrichomonas foetus as an important enteric parasite of cats first occurred in the mid-1990s. Since then reports from several regions of the world have established that the parasite is an important pathogen in these hosts.
Recognition of the Trictrichomonas foetus as an important enteric parasite of cats first occurred in the mid-1990s. Since then reports from several regions of the world have established that the parasite is an important pathogen in these hosts.
