Cytauxzoon sp. infection in the first endemic focus described in domestic cats in Europe

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 183, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 343-352

  Carli, E ^a,b   Trotta, M ^a   Chinelli, R ^c   Drigo, M ^b   Sinigoi, L ^d   Tosolini, P ^e   Furlanello, T ^a   Millotti, A ^f   Caldin, M ^a   Solano Gallego, L ^g  

^a Veterinary Laboratory San Marco   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c DVM   (Italy)

^d DVM   (Italy)

^e DVM   (Italy)

^f DVM   (Italy)

^g ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinicopathological findings; Cytauxzoon sp.; Domestic cat; PCR

Indexed keywords

RNA 18S;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; CAT; CITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTAUXZOON; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ERYTHROPARASITEMIA; EUROPE; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; ITALY; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ORGANISM COLONY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; PROTOZOON; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; FEMALE; ITALY; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PARASITEMIA; PIROPLASMIDA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; RNA, PROTOZOAN; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S;

CYTAUXZOON; CYTAUXZOON FELIS; FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; FELIS CATUS; IXODIDA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 83255185184     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.07.025     Document Type: Article

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