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The present survey aimed to determine the prevalence, diversity and intensity of parasites in stray cats from the urban area of Lisbon by means of parasitological necropsy. Internal organs were collected from 162 cats captured in different areas of the city and systematically subjected to parasitological dissection. Helminths were identified by macro- and microscopic examination and protozoa by faecal floatation and sedimentation techniques. The overall prevalence of parasites was 90.7% (95% confidence interval (CI): 85.3\u201394.6%). A total of 12 parasite species was recorded:<jats:italic>Cystoisospora felis<\/jats:italic>(14.2%),<jats:italic>Cystoisospora rivolta<\/jats:italic>(46.3%),<jats:italic>Sarcocystis<\/jats:italic>sp. 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