Department of Veterinary Pathology, Nagpur Veterinary College, Seminary Hills, Nagpur, Maharashtra Animal & Fishery Sciences University, Nagpur-440001, India
Dr. Megha Kaore, Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Nagpur-440001, Maharashtra, India, Email: meghakaore7@gmail.com
Metastrongyloid nematode Aelurostrongylus abstrusus is considered as one of the major lungworms in felids worldwide. During routine necropsy of wild cat lungs revealed small grey to white multifocal nodules. Parasitic examination revealed elongated larvae of Aelurostrongylus abstrusus dorsal kink. Histopathological examination of lungs tissue revealed sections of Aelurostrongylus abstrusus embedded in mucosa of bronchi and in the alveolar lumen. This case report described occurance of lung worm infestation in Indian wild cat.
Aelurostrongylus abstrusus, Lungworm, Wild cat
