Author/Authors :
Youssefi, MR Dept. of Veterinary Parasitology - Islamic Azad University Babol–Branch, Iran , Hoseini, SH Dept. of Veterinary Parasitology - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran , Hoseini, SM Dept. of Veterinary Parasitology - Islamic Azad University Babol–Branch, Iran , Zaheri, BM Centre of Environment Biology, Semnan, Iran , Abouhosseini Tabari, M Dept. of Veterinary Pharmacology - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
Ancylostoma tubaeforme was originally described as a separate species parasitizing the cat. The
adults of A. tubaeforme are 7 to 12 mm long. A. tubaeforme can be differentiated from the adults
of A. braziliense and A. ceylanicum by the presence of three teeth. Here we describe the first report
of A. tubaeforme in a Persian young female leopard, 2-3 years old, with head and trunk
length 120 centimeters, length of tail 98 centimeters and body weight 35 kilograms.
Keywords :
Ancylostoma tubaeforme , Hookworm , Leopard , Iran
