First molecular detection of cystic echinococcosis diagnosed incidentally in exploratory laparotomy of a domestic cat (Felis catus) in Hatay, Turkey

In this case report, in a twelve years old domestic cat is reported cystic echinococcosis which detected during exploratory laparotomy. In the anamnesis, there was a complaint of progressive abdominal swelling. As a result of clinical and radiological examinations, was detected unknown intraabdominal formations. At laparotomy were found to be multiple cysts on the right and left kidneys. As a result of molecular analysis, hydatid cyst, which is the larva of Echinococcus granulosus, was detected. This study is the first case of cystic echinococcosis detected molecularly in a domestic cat in Turkey.