Co-infection of Cytauxzoon felis, Mycoplasma haemofelis, and the feline immunodeficiency virus in a domestic cat in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Co-infection of Cytauxzoon felis, Mycoplasma haemofelis, and the feline immunodeficiency virus in a domestic cat in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Cytauxzoon felis is a hemoparasite capable of infecting domestic and wild cats. Studies suggest that wild cats are the main reservoirs of the protozoan, and transmission occurs through the bite of an infected tick. Hemotropic mycoplasmas are Gram-negative bacteria responsible for severe hemolytic a...

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Main Authors: Ana Carolina Guimarães Fenelon, Aline Santana da Hora, Karolinna Lourenço da Silva, Gustavo Henrique Batista de Oliveira, Marianne Souto e Silva Gonçalves, Felipe Martins Pastor, Fernando Cristino Barbosa, Marco Túlio Santos Siqueira, Fernanda Rosalinski-Moraes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2023-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Research and Animal Science
Subjects:
Cytauxzoonosis
Feline retroviruses
FIV
Hemoplasmosis
Mycoplasmosis
Online Access:https://www.revistas.usp.br/bjvras/article/view/210131

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https://www.revistas.usp.br/bjvras/article/view/210131

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