Occurrence of Aelurostrongylus abstrusus and Troglostrongylus brevior in domestic cats in Greece

摘要: Background Despite the evidence that Mediterranean Europe offers suitable conditions for biology of felid respiratory metastrongyloids, no updated data on presence lungworms are available Greece. Although cat lungworm Aelurostrongylus abstrusus is considered as enzootic in domestic cats (Felis silvestris catus) living some areas continental Greece, conversely, Troglostrongylus brevior, has only been reported island Crete. The present study aimed to evaluate occurrence and brevior from four different Greek locations including islands where European wildcats silvestris), believed be natural reservoir T. absent.