Liat L B, Betterton C
J Helminthol. 1977;51(4):295-9. doi: 10.1017/s0022149x00007628.
Examination of naturally infected felids and viverrids in Malaysia confirmed previously published records which indicated that P. westermani occurred only in felid cats. Felis planiceps and F. temnickli were reported as new host records. Analysis of stomach contents revealed no crab remains in either family of cats, but confirmed that felids were strictly carnivorous while viverrids were often omnivorous. In feeding experiments, only viverrids ate the host crabs Potomiscus johorensis and Parathelphusa maculata. The probable transmission of P. westermani to felids via paratenic hosts was discussed.
对马来西亚自然感染的猫科动物和灵猫科动物进行检查，证实了先前发表的记录，这些记录表明卫氏并殖吸虫仅存在于猫科动物中。扁头猫和锈斑豹猫被报告为新的宿主记录。对胃内容物的分析显示，两类猫科动物的胃中均未发现蟹类残骸，但证实猫科动物严格食肉，而灵猫科动物通常为杂食性。在喂养实验中，只有灵猫科动物会捕食中间宿主螃蟹柔佛溪蟹和马来束腹蟹。文中讨论了卫氏并殖吸虫可能通过转续宿主传播给猫科动物的情况。
