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Frequency of Piroplasms Babesia microti and Cytauxzoon felis in Stray Cats from Northern Italy
Joint Authors
Proverbio, Daniela
Spada, Eva
Caracappa, Santo
Perego, Roberta
Bagnagatti de Giorgi, Giada
Galluzzo, Paola
Roggero, Nora
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-05-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Emerging diseases caused by piroplasms pose a health risk for man and other animals, and domestic cats have been proposed as potential reservoirs for some piroplasm infections.
The aim of this study was to identify the frequency of the piroplasms Babesia microti and Cytauxzoon felis in stray cats from northern Italy and to identify possible risk factors associated with these infections.
Blood samples from 260 stray cats enrolled in a trap-neuter-release (TNR) program in northern Italy were examined with conventional PCR for the presence of Babesia microti and Cytauxzoon felis DNA.
No sample (0.0%) tested positive for C.
felis, whilst B.
microti DNA was detected in two samples (0.8%).
Both infected cats were in good clinical condition and recovered well from the neutering surgery.
One of these two cats had a triple coinfection with Babesia microti, Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum, and Anaplasma phagocytophilum.
Evidence presented in this study indicates that the blood borne protozoans Babesia microti and Cytauxzoon felis are not widely distributed in stray cat populations in Milan, northern Italy, and that the significance of cats as a reservoir host for B.
microti in this area is limited.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Spada, Eva& Proverbio, Daniela& Galluzzo, Paola& Perego, Roberta& Bagnagatti de Giorgi, Giada& Roggero, Nora…[et al.]. 2014. Frequency of Piroplasms Babesia microti and Cytauxzoon felis in Stray Cats from Northern Italy. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-510228
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Spada, Eva…[et al.]. Frequency of Piroplasms Babesia microti and Cytauxzoon felis in Stray Cats from Northern Italy. BioMed Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-510228
American Medical Association (AMA)
Spada, Eva& Proverbio, Daniela& Galluzzo, Paola& Perego, Roberta& Bagnagatti de Giorgi, Giada& Roggero, Nora…[et al.]. Frequency of Piroplasms Babesia microti and Cytauxzoon felis in Stray Cats from Northern Italy. BioMed Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-510228
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-510228