Fatal cytauxzoonosis in a Kentucky cat (Felis domesticus)

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 139, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 192-195

  Jackson, Carney B ^a   Fisher, Tina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytauxzoon; Dermacentor variabilis; Feline; Intravascular schizonts; Protozoa

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ENROFLOXACIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CAT; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTAUXZOONOSIS; FEVER; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LETHARGY; NONHUMAN; ORGAN DISTRIBUTION; PROTOZOAL INFECTION;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; KENTUCKY; MALE; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PROTOZOA; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL;

CYTAUXZOON FELIS; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 33646832551     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.02.039     Document Type: Article

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