''Troglostrongylus'' is a genus of nematodes which are metastrongyloid lung

parasite Parasitism is a Symbiosis, close relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives on or inside another organism, the Host (biology), host, causing it some harm, and is Adaptation, adapted structurally to this way of lif ...

s of domestic cats (''

Felis catus The cat (''Felis catus'') is a domestic species of small carnivorous mammal. It is the only domesticated species in the family Felidae and is commonly referred to as the domestic cat or house cat to distinguish it from the wild members of ...

'') and small wild cats (''

Felis lybica The African wildcat (''Felis lybica'') is a small wildcat species native to Africa, West and Central Asia up to Rajasthan in India and Xinjiang in China. It has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List in 2022. In Cyprus, an African wi ...

'', ''

Lynx rufus The bobcat (''Lynx rufus''), also known as the red lynx, is a medium-sized cat native to North America. It ranges from southern Canada through most of the contiguous United States to Oaxaca in Mexico. It is listed as Least Concern on th ...

'', ''

Lynx canadensis The Canada lynx (''Lynx canadensis''), or Canadian lynx, is a medium-sized North American lynx that ranges across Alaska, Canada, and northern areas of the contiguous United States. It is characterized by its long, dense fur, triangular ears w ...

'' and ''

Felis chaus The jungle cat (''Felis chaus''), also called reed cat, swamp cat and jungle lynx, is a medium-sized cat native to the Middle East, the Caucasus, South and Southeast Asia and southern China. It inhabits foremost wetlands like swamps, littoral ...

'') through the Middle East and North America. Species of ''Trichostrongylus'' which have been recognised in felidae include ''T. subcrenatus'', ''T. wilsoni'', and ''T. brevoir''.Watson TG ''et al'' (1981) Endoparasites and selected infectious agents in bobcats (''Felis rufus'') from West Virginia and Georgia. ''J Wildl Dis'' 17(4):547-554

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