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Centrifugal sedimentation and flotation techniques were used. The frequency of parasites among the stray cats was 77.3%, and this was significantly higher than the frequency observed in captive cats (49.5%). Helminths were detected more frequently, and hookworms were the parasites most detected. Toxocara cati, Cystoisospora sp. and Dipylidium caninum were also detected. No statistical difference in the frequency of parasites was observed between the sexes among the captive cats. However, among the stray cats, males (85.5%) presented higher positivity than females (71.8%). The high frequency of hookworms, which are the agent for \u201ccutaneous larva migrans\u201d in humans, shows the need to control parasitic infections among the cats studied.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1590\/s1984-29612017024","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,6,29]],"date-time":"2017-06-29T22:19:23Z","timestamp":1498774763000},"page":"383-388","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":18,"title":["Gastrointestinal parasites in stray and shelter cats in the municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil"],"prefix":"10.1590","volume":"26","author":[{"given":"P\u00e2mela Figueiredo","family":"Pereira","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Oswaldo Cruz, Brasil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alynne da Silva","family":"Barbosa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Oswaldo Cruz, Brasil; Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brasil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ana 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