Toxocara malayasiensis information

Toxocara malayasiensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Nematoda
Class:	Chromadorea
Order:	Ascaridida
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.^[1]

^ Gibbons, L. M.; Jacobs, D. E.; Sani, R. A. (1 June 2001). "Toxocara malaysiensis n. sp. (Nematoda: Ascaridoidea) from the domestic cat (Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758)". Journal of Parasitology. 87 (3): 660–665. doi:10.1645/0022-3395(2001)087[0660:TMNSNA]2.0.CO;2. PMID 11426732. S2CID 155802.

[1] Gibbons, L. M.; Jacobs, D. E.; Sani, R. A. (1 June 2001). "Toxocara malaysiensis n. sp. (Nematoda: Ascaridoidea) from the domestic cat (Felis catus Linnaeus, 1758)". Journal of Parasitology. 87 (3): 660–665. doi:10.1645/0022-3395(2001)087[0660:TMNSNA]2.0.CO;2. PMID 11426732. S2CID 155802.