Toxocara malayasiensis

This article is about the organism. For the infection, see Toxocariasis.

Toxocara malayasiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Nematoda
Class: Chromadorea
Order: Rhabditida
Family: Toxocaridae
Genus: Toxocara
Species:
T. malayasiensis
Binomial name
Toxocara malayasiensis
Gibbons et al., 2001

Toxocara malayasiensis is a species of feline roundworm, a parasite which infects the intestine of cats. Feline roundworms are passed in the fecal matter of cats, and can be transmitted to humans, causing toxocariasis, a potentially serious disease. Though it may be zoonotic, it is not clear to what extent.

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