Feline babesiosis: Signalment, clinical pathology and concurrent infections

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 4-11

  Schoeman, T ^a   Lobetti, R G ^a   Jacobson, L S ^a   Penzhorn, B L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Babesia felis; Cats; Feline babesiosis; Feline immunodeficiency virus; Feline leukemia virus; Haemobartonella felis; Immune mediated haemolytic anaemia

Indexed keywords

BABESIA FELIS; FELIDAE; FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; FELINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS; FELIS; FELIS CATUS; MYCOPLASMA HAEMOFELIS;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANAPLASMOSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BABESIOSIS; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BREEDING; CAT; CAT DISEASE; FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; FELINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MACROCYTIC ANEMIA; MALE; PARASITEMIA; PARASITOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROVIRUS INFECTION; SEX RATIO; SOUTH AFRICA; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANAPLASMATACEAE INFECTIONS; ANEMIA, HYPOCHROMIC; ANEMIA, MACROCYTIC; ANIMALS; BABESIOSIS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BREEDING; CAT DISEASES; CATS; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS, FELINE; LENTIVIRUS INFECTIONS; LEUKEMIA VIRUS, FELINE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PARASITEMIA; PLATELET COUNT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0035291941     PISSN: 10199128     EISSN: 22249435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/jsava.v72i1.601     Document Type: Article

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