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An intermediate host is needed for both Physaloptera and Toxocara cati.

A client brings in their dog, Bucky, for a check-up and you perform a sucrose fecal flotation with centrifugation on a sample of Bucky’s feces.  You find numerous eggs depicted below. What are they?  

All of the following nematodes are zoonotic EXCEPT for:

For Eucoleus (Capillaria) aerophilus, select the FALSE statement

For Dirofilaria immitis infection in cats, select the TRUE statement

Why is heartworm diagnosis especially challenging in cats compared to dogs?

Pathogenesis caused by ascarid infections in the definitive hosts can be due to the adult stages as well as the larval stages

What nematode group does the following egg belong to?

Ascarid eggs, such as those from Toxocara cati and Toxocara canis, can be long-lived in the environment and resistant to common disinfectants.

For Toxascaris leonina, select the FALSE statement.