Parasitic zoonoses

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Parasitic zoonoses

• Fleas
• Mites
• Ticks
• Hydatids
• Visceral larva migrans (Toxocara canis, T cati,
  Toxascaris leonina?)

• Cutaneous larva migrans (Ancylostoma caninum,
  Uncinaria stenocephala)
• Trichinellosis
• Fascioliasis
• Swimmers itch (Cercaria longicauda)

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Hydatids Echinococcus granulosis
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Visceral larva migrans
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Cutaneous larva migrans Uncinaria
stenocephala Ancylostoma caninum Direct
penetration of the skin by hookworm 3rd stage
larvae, which develop in the environment from
eggs shed in dog or cat faeces.
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Trichinella spiralis trichinellosis Rodent gt
pig cycle Human infection from eating undercooked
pork
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Protozoal zoonoses

• Toxoplasmosis
• Vast host range (sea of toxoplasma)
• Cat versus raw meat
• Infected by ingesting oocysts (from cat), or
  tissue cysts
• Congenital infection in humans
• Live vaccine for sheep

• Giardia (?)
• Cryptosporidiosis

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